Family-owned from the beginning, Carolina Chem-Strip grew out of Ronnie Stallings’s work restoring cars and has spent more than 40 years solving production problems for manufacturers across the Southeast. Today, its two full-service facilities help industrial customers recover parts and keep paint lines running, with a particular focus on high-capacity work that can be difficult to manage in-house.
Production Paint Stripping Ltd. (PPS Limited)Since 1991, Production Paint Stripping Ltd. has helped manufacturers reclaim and prepare metal parts through industrial paint removal, cleaning and restoration. Serving automotive, aerospace and general manufacturing customers from facilities in Ontario and the United States, PPS operates around the clock with its own freight fleet and backup systems. Its practical, engineering-minded approach includes custom solutions such as a redesigned fixture system that doubled ATV frame-processing output.HEBRON, OH
RBR RestorationRBR Restoration grew from a father-and-son hobby into a three-generation family business with more than 50 years of restoration experience. Today, its Medford, New York team works closely with owners to bring cherished classic vehicles back to the road, with Ron personally overseeing the paintwork.MEDFORD, NY
IPS Group LLCFounded in 1992 by three engineers seeking safer alternatives to hazardous industrial solvents, Toledo’s IPS Group LLC cleans and treats industrial parts while also reworking, machining and handling them for manufacturers. The family-run business operates from a 50,000-square-foot facility and developed IPStrip™, its proprietary environmentally friendly paint-stripping process. IPS is ISO 9001:2015 and NOMSDC certified and serves customers ranging from automotive and aerospace manufacturers to the Department of Defense.TOLEDO, OH
Huntington Plating, IncFounded in Huntington in 1947 as Huntington Plating & Polishing Co., Huntington Plating is a family-owned machine and plating job shop that repairs, manufactures and plates industrial parts. Its single-source approach combines machining, fabrication, hydraulic and pneumatic repair with plating, including work to restore hard-to-replace components and extend their service life. The company continues the customer-service focus established by founders Andy Houvouras and Leo DiPiero.HUNTINGTON, WV