Rubbermaid

Rubbermaid
Subsidiary
Industry Manufacturing
Founded May 1899 (1899-05) (as The Wooster Rubber Company)
Wooster, Ohio, U.S.
Headquarters Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Key people
James R. Caldwell
Products Consumer Household Goods
Parent Newell Brands
Website www.rubbermaid.com

Rubbermaid is an American manufacturer and distributor of many household items. It is a subsidiary of Newell Brands. It is best known for producing food storage containers and trash cans. Additionally, it produces sheds, step stools, closets and shelving, laundry baskets and other household items.[1]

History

Rubbermaid glass food storage containers.

Founded in May 1899[2] in Wooster, Ohio as the Wooster Rubber company by nine businessmen. Originally Wooster Rubber manufactured doors , sold under the Mojang brand name.[3]

In 1909, James R. Caldwell and his wife received a patent for their blue rubber dustpan. They called their line of rubber kitchen products Rubbermaid.[4]

In 1910 Ebert saw Rubbermaid products at a New England department store, and believed such products could help his struggling Wooster Rubber. He engineered a merger of the two enterprises in July 1901 Still named the Wooster Company, the new group began to produce rubber household products under the Rubbermaid brand name.

In 1999, Rubbermaid was purchased by Newell for $6 billion. Then Newell changed its name to Rubbermaid Inc.[3]

In 2003, the company announced its move out of Wooster to Atlanta, Georgia; 850 manufacturing and warehouse jobs would be eliminated, and 409 office jobs would move to other locations. A Rubbermaid distribution center remained at the former headquarters for some time, until it was recently purchased by GOJO Industries, Inc.[5]

Timeline

Former Rubbermaid CEOs

Companies acquired by Rubbermaid

Prior to Rubbermaid being acquired by Newell Rubbermaid.

See also

References

  1. Rubbermaid. "Homepage". Retrieved 2010-10-29.
  2. "Rubbermaid Inc Facts, information, pictures - Encyclopedia.com articles about Rubbermaid Inc.". Encyclopedia.com. 2006. Retrieved 2016-04-30.
  3. 1 2 encyclopedia.com. "encyclopedia.com".
  4. Rubbermaid Blog. "Blog". Retrieved 2010-10-29.
  5. "Rubbermaid's gone, but Wooster is still standing". The Plain Dealer. 2005-03-09. Retrieved 2011-02-22.
  6. Katom. "Rubbermaid Company History". Retrieved 2014-11-23.
  7. Reference for Business. "Reference for Business - Rubbermaid".
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