MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Tennant Company (NYSE: TNC) announces the expansion of its Floor
Coatings business with the July 28, 2016, purchase of assets and
liabilities related to the commercial floor coatings business of from
Crawford Laboratories, Inc., and affiliates, owners of the Florock
Polymer Flooring brand (“Florock”) of Chicago, Illinois.
Florock, a third-generation, family-run business, offers a range of
floor coating systems for a wide variety of industries. The company,
founded in 1952, has been a recognized leader in the research and
development, production, and installation of solutions-oriented flooring
systems for commercial, industrial and institutional applications.
“The combination of Tennant Coatings and Florock enhances our ability to
grow the coatings business so that we can expand our reach and
strengthen our value proposition to more customers,” said Byron Smith,
Vice President of Tennant Coatings. “Together, we can provide flooring
contractors and their customers across a multitude of industries with
the right solution, for the right environment.”
Tennant Company will retain the Florock brand and manage the Tennant and
Florock brands and sales channels separately, according to Smith.
Aviva Llorens, whose grandfather, Benjamin A. Schmetterer, founded
Florock, will continue with Tennant Coatings, managing key customer
interactions at Florock’s Chicago headquarters.
“My father, David Schmetterer, and I are confident we made the right
choice for our customers and our employees by selecting Tennant to carry
on the legacy my grandfather started more than 60 years ago,” said
Llorens. “We are all very excited about the future and the possibilities
ahead of us working together as part of the global Tennant Company,” she
added.
Tennant Coatings operations will remain in Minneapolis, Minn., home to
Tennant Company corporate headquarters.
Company Profile
Minneapolis-based
Tennant Company (TNC) is a world leader in designing, manufacturing and
marketing solutions that empower customers to achieve quality cleaning
performance, significantly reduce their environmental impact and help
create a cleaner, safer, healthier world. Its products include equipment
for maintaining surfaces in industrial, commercial and outdoor
environments; detergent-free and other sustainable cleaning
technologies; and coatings for protecting, repairing and upgrading
surfaces. Tennant's global field service network is the most extensive
in the industry. Tennant has manufacturing operations in Minneapolis,
Minn.; Holland, Mich.; Louisville, Ky.; Uden, The Netherlands; São
Paulo, Brazil; and Shanghai, China; and sells products directly in 15
countries and through distributors in more than 80 countries. For more
information, visit www.tennantco.com.
The Tennant Company logo and other trademarks designated with the symbol
“®” are trademarks of Tennant Company registered in the United States
and/or other countries.
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