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| Type | Rubber Goods, Plastic Goods |
|---|---|
| Industry | Manufacturing |
| Predecessor(s) | Wooster Rubber Company |
| Successor(s) | Newell Rubermaid |
| Founded | Atlanta, Georgia (1920) |
| Founder(s) | James R. Caldwell |
| Headquarters | Wooster, Ohio, United States |
| Area served | Worldwide |
| Key people | 1933-1959 James Caldwell -- 1959-1980 Don Noble -- 1980-1993 Stanley C. Gault -- 1993-1999 Wolfgang Schmitt |
| Products | Rubbermaid Home Products and Rubbermaid Commercial Products |
| Subsidiaries | Newell Rubbermaid |
| Website | www.rubbermaid.com |
Comprehensive history
Slogans
Timeline
- 1920 -- Originally established as Wooster Rubber Company
- 1934 -- Introduced dustpans
- 1950 -- Began manufacturing products made from plastic and rubber
- 1955 -- Became a publicly traded company
- 1957 -- Changed name to Rubbermaid
- 1967 -- Divided into 2 divisions: Rubbermaid Home Products and Rubbermaid Commercial Products
- 1983 -- Named to Fortune 500
- 1984 -- Fortune 500's most admired company
- 1984 -- Acquired Little Tikes Company
- 1999 -- Newell Company purchased Rubbermaid
- 1999 -- Rubbermaid would change name to Newell Rubbermaid
- 2003 -- Newell Rubbermaid announced it would relocate from Wooster, Ohio to Atlanta, Georgia
Companies acquired by Rubbermaid
- 1965 -- Dupol - German
- 1981 -- Carlan
- 1984 -- Little Tikes - Later sold in 2006 by Newell Rubbermaid
- 1985 -- Gott corporation
- 1986 -- MicroComputer Accessories
- 1986 -- Seco Industries
- 1987 -- Viking Brush - Canadian
- 1987 -- Anchor Hocking - Later sold in 2001 by Newell Rubbermaid
- 1990 -- Eldon Industries
- 1992 -- Iron Mountain Forge Corporation
- 1994 -- Carax Health Care Products
- 1995 -- Injectaplastic S. A. - French
- 1996 -- Graco (baby products)
- 1997 -- Curver - Europe - Later sold in 2005 by Newell Rubbermaid
Gallery
Historical documents
Creating Success That Lasts - Remarks by Donald E. Noble at the 1996 Rubbermaid Management Conference
1995 Thermo Electron Talk to Management by Donald E. Noble in Minneapolis, Minnesota
- Wooster, Ohio Sesquicentennial Celebration, June 14-21, 1958, p. 48.
Business letterheads
Business photos
Newspaper articles
Newspaper full-text articles
Newspaper ads
Newspaper citations with no attached images
References
What Links Here
- Caldwell (surname) (← links)
- Wooster Area Chamber of Commerce (← links)
- Rubbermaid Incorporated (redirect page) (← links)
- Stanley R. Welty Jr. (← links)
- Kate House (← links)