For more than 75 years, the Sears Companies of Rome, New York, operated oil-distribution facilities before turning their surplus storage capacity toward agricultural-based ice melters in the late 1990s. That shift made Sears Ecological Applications Company (SEACO) a research-driven manufacturer of ICE B’GONE® products for road agencies seeking longer-lasting de-icing with less corrosion. Its work is grounded in patents arising from the company’s discovery that sugars can lower the freeze point of chloride salt.
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Milazzo Industries IncSince Carmen Milazzo began selling produce from a horse-drawn buggy in Pittston Township in 1929, Milazzo Industries has grown into a family-run manufacturer of ice melts and related products under the Qik Joe name. The company moved into manufacturing under Sam Milazzo, launching Qik Joe Ice Melt in 1969, and rebuilt after both the 1972 Agnes Flood and a 1984 fire. Today, Nadine Milazzo Wesolowski and John Wesolowski lead the Jenkins Township business, whose offerings also include charcoal and dust-control products.PITTSTON, PA
Secure Winter ProductsKnown for its Entry® de-icer, Secure Winter Products develops winter-maintenance solutions for building owners, facility managers and other customers responsible for safe outdoor surfaces. The company distributes its products across North America through authorized partners, with a focus on reducing the environmental and indoor mess associated with traditional salt de-icers.SOUDERTON, PA
Seneca Mineral CompanyWoman-owned and family-operated, Seneca Mineral Company has served the Erie area since 1957, when it began supplying salt brine to local townships. The company still supplies LS25 to some of those same communities while serving customers nationwide with industrial ice and dust control solutions. Its small-business character remains central: customers reach a member of the family when they call.ERIE, PA
SynaTek SolutionsWith more than 150 years of formulation knowledge, SynaTek Solutions develops and distributes turf, landscape and winter-maintenance products alongside technologies for the people who manage shared outdoor spaces. Based in Souderton, Pennsylvania, the company combines its own manufacturing with distribution and technology divisions, including Branch Creek’s organic line and Secure Winter Products’ Entry de-icer, which became the first Green Seal-certified ice melt on the market in 2019. SynaTek also partners regionally with Husqvarna to bring autonomous mowing to golf courses and sports fields.SOUDERTON, PA