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Revision as of 17:07, 21 February 2017

Rubbermaid
Type Rubber Goods; Plastic Goods
Industry Manufacturing
Fate Active
Predecessor(s) Wooster Rubber Company
Successor(s) Newell Rubermaid
Founded Atlanta, Georgia (1920 (1920))
Founder(s) James R. Caldwell
Headquarters Wooster, Ohio, United States
Area served Worldwide
Key people 1933-1959: James R. 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

Locations

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Historical documents

  • 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

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