Business
Sherwin-Williams Co. said Tuesday that it has acquired the assets of Ontario-based Old Quaker Paint Co., a closely held company that has seven paint stores in Southern California and sells products to the new-home construction market.
Aug. 10, 1994
Sherwin-Williams Co. said it will buy Thompson Minwax Holding Corp. from Forstmann Little & Co. for $830 million in cash, which would give the largest maker of paints such as Dutch Boy the lead in household stains and sealers.
Nov. 23, 1996
Sherwin-Williams buys Mexican paint company for $2.4 billion
Nov. 12, 2012
Fortune 500 paint company Sherwin-Williams Co. will spend $2.4 billion, including debt, to buy Mexican paint business Consorcio Comex as the real estate market shows signs of improvement.
Paint maker Sherwin-Williams Co. has reached agreement in principle to buy the chemical coatings division of Whittaker Corp. of Los Angeles, Sherwin-Williams announced today.
Aug. 21, 1989
California
Brunkhorst, Harold J., 81, of Simi Valley, retired auditor for Sherwin-Williams Paint Co.
June 27, 1992
Angels
Frazee Paint, which is now owned by Sherwin-Williams, had a clever idea back in 2014 of how to look like a friend of philanthropy.
Sept. 25, 2017
* Sherwin-Williams Co., the largest U.S. paint maker, said its third-quarter earnings probably will be 66 cents to 69 cents a share, rather than the 73 cents forecast by analysts, because of higher-than-expected costs of raw materials and price competition in South America.
Sept. 14, 2000
Paint Manufacturer Fined: Sherwin-Williams Co. has agreed to pay a $1-million fine for failing to warn consumers that its Krylon spray paints contain the potentially harmful chemical toluene, officials said.
March 17, 1994
A Rhode Island jury found that Sherwin-Williams Co. and two other former makers of leaded paint harmed the health of children in the state, a verdict that may cost the industry more than $1 billion in cleanup costs.
Feb. 23, 2006