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AUTOMOTIVE
INDUSTRIAL
RV
MILITARY
STEEL
April 1, 1958 - Eugene, OR
Automotive Division Formed
Stuart Barr & his partner purchase Auto Body and Paint Supply.
1967
Stuart Barr buys his partner’s half of the business, becoming sole owner of what is now called Industrial Finishes & Systems.
Industrial Finishes & Systems decides to specialize in spray painting equipment.
1968
Portland, Oregon
1968-1969
Glue spray technology developed, and patented, altering the making of plywood in the wood industry.
Major Machine Division formed
Motto: “We are the the Problem Solvers.”
1970
Roseburg, Oregon
Third automotive paint store opens.
1975
Eugene, Oregon
Industrial Division formed, delivering coated abrasives and sandpaper to plywood and particleboard mills in the Pacific Northwest.
1982
Monroe, LA
1987
Harrisburg, OR
Recreation Vehicle Division Formed
A relationship with Safari Motor Coach began, creating the RV Division.
1990
Medford, OR
1991
Bend, OR
Fifth automotive paint store opens.
1992
Gresham, OR
Sixth automotive paint store opens.
1994
Eugene, OR
Industrial Finishes and Systems acquires Superior Steel Fabrication, becoming one of the premier fabricators of precision sheet metal in the Western United States.
1995
Martinsville, VA
Second East Coast distribution center opens.
Industrial Finishes becomes the largest distributor of wide sanding belts in the United States for Norton Abrasives.
1996
1997
Portland, OR (Stark Street)
Industrial Finishes acquires Foster A & F Equipment and Paint Division.
1997
Elkhart, IN
Industrial Finishes begins distribution operations for the R.V. Industry in the Indiana region.
1999
Beaverton, OR
Industrial Finishes opened its doors in Beaverton, OR.
2000
Coos Bay, OR
Vancouver, WA
Industrial Finishes acquires Bay Center Paint Supply (Coos Bay).
Industrial Finishes acquires Full Spectrum Auto Paint and Supply (Vancouver).
Industrial Finishes and Systems becomes the largest distributor of DuPont and BASF automotive paints in the Northwest.
2007
Belmont, MS
Industrial Finishes begins distribution operations for RV Industry in the Mississippi area.
2008
2011
Ogden, Orem, Salt
Lake City, UT
Aerospace/Military Division Formed
Industrial Finishes and Systems acquires Automotive and Industrial Supply (AIS).
In Utah, Industrial Finishes still operates as AIS.
2012
Woodland, CA
2013
Napa, CA
Industrial Finishes acquires Talley’s Paint.
2014
2015
Carson City, NV
2016
Rancho Cordova, CA
Industrial Finishes acquires Sunrise Automotive Paint
*Industrial Finishes serves customers in 42 states from 26 locations including 21 retail stores.*
2017
Concord, CA
Fremont, CA
Bakersfield, CA
Oxnard, CA
City of Industry, CA
Industrial Finishes expands in California
2018
Fresno, CA
Boise, ID
Lafayette, IN
Industrial Finishes opens locations in Fresno, California and Boise, Idaho
Industrial Finishes acquires ABSCO (Lafayette)
2018
Kathleen, GA
Industrial Finishes opens a location in Kathleen, GA
