Founded in 1995 by Phillip E. Pennington, STAR 10 Industries grew from his family’s paint and decoration business and his search for a safer way to remove old coatings. The company serves commercial and household users with surface-preparation products, including a paste designed for difficult vertical and overhead restoration work.
DumondSince 1981, Dumond has manufactured water-based surface-preparation products, best known for its Peel Away paint-removal system and later Smart Strip line. Its products are used by homeowners and professionals on everything from historic restoration work to the Hollywood Sign, Brooklyn Bridge, and NYC Transit Authority projects. Dumond also makes solutions for graffiti, lead encapsulation, masonry cleaning, and related surface-care work.DOWNINGTOWN, PA
Rust-Oleum CorporationBorn from sea captain Robert Fergusson’s 1921 discovery that fish oil could prevent rust on a ship’s metal deck, Rust-Oleum Corporation makes coatings and surface-care products for homes, workplaces and industrial facilities. The Vernon Hills company has grown from 24 paint colors into a global manufacturer, with products ranging from its signature rust-preventive paints to professional floor coatings, cleaners and Gator abrasives.FAIRBORN, OH
APX Industrial Coatings, IncAPX Industrial Coatings provides industrial finishing for businesses from its 20,000-square-foot painting facility in southcentral Pennsylvania. Established in 2000 as Kurdziel’s Coatings and renamed APX Industrial Coatings, Inc. in 2008, it is a veteran-owned small business specializing in blasting and painting, with products made in the USA.ST THOMAS, PA
Rust-Oleum CorporationFounded in 1921 after sea captain Robert Fergusson observed that fish oil prevented rust on his ship’s metal deck, Rust-Oleum Corporation grew from an early rust-preventive paint maker into a global manufacturer of coatings. The company makes products for do-it-yourselfers and professionals, including industrial floor coatings and spray paints, and has expanded into cleaners, primers, automotive and wood-care products.WILLIAMSPORT, MD