35 Years Proud
Recognizing a need, solving a problem, finding a solution, and then turning what might seem impossible into possible; these are the concepts on which Salco was fashioned thirty five years ago. Innovation continues the trend toward new products and services to meet the ever growing and changing needs among our customers.
Change is constant… Innovation is our strength.
Founded thirty five years ago, Salco Products was born from the idea of replacing theft prone outlet caps with ones made from plastic at a quarter of the cost. From these beginnings, Salco went on to become an innovator in the railcar industry by developing the vented hatch cover for plastic resin shippers.
Through the years, Salco Products began providing service throughout the shipping community, which today includes everything from tank car components to parts for trucking and intermodal containers.
Salco is proud to be a dependable part supplier to its varied customer base that operates at chemical plant sites, freight car manufacturers, and the rail repair network in North America.
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1983 IT ALL BEGINS
It all began in Oak Lawn, IL in a garage with an idea to meet a need to create something better. Salco recognized a niche to assist in supplying outlet caps in a market that needed a solution to limit theft of valuable steel components. By supplying a plastic outlet cap that was not so attractive to an “alternate” market, Salco quickly became a valued part and solution provider.
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1984 PUTTING DOWN ROOTS.
Salco moved into it's first warehouse located in the western suburbs of Chicago, IL.
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1985 ESTABLISHING A PRESENCE
During the years of 1985 and 1986 Salco was hard at work establishing a presence in the Gulf Coast region.
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1986-1987 NON-VENTED HATCH COVERS.
Salco began to mold and sell it's first non-vented hatch cover.
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1988-1989 VENTED HATCH COVERS
Development of vented hatch cover and commercial sales, began injection molding operations in house.
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Early 1990's SERVICE CENTER IN TOMBALL, TX IS BORN.
A need for outlet gate reconditioning is recognized, and our Service Center in Tomball, TX is born.
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Early 1990's ENTERING TANK CAR COMPONENT MARKET
Salco enters the tank car component market and starts to supply tank car loading and unloading adapters.
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1996-2000 MOVED TO LEMONT, ILLINOIS.
Moved to Lemont, IL and enjoyed elevated hatch cover sales due to increased hopper car production. Shipped its first tank car nozzle gasket.
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2001-2002 DIVERSIFICATION OF PRODUCT LINE
Began diversification of product line to include distributed components/supplier. Implemented Made 2 Manage ERP software and expanded our quality process.
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2004 PURCHASED HAZARSOLVE®.
Created a new product line to offer corrosion resistant solutions to the chlor-alkoli market.
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2006 AND THEN THERE WAS ONE
Salco transitions from three owners to one, setting the stage for "one owner, one vision, one goal".
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2007-2009 HAZARSOLVE GROWTH.
Hazarsolve product line growth exceeds 40% annually, propelling company through the recession of 2008/2009.
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2010 ADDED WAREHOUSE AND EQUIPMENT CAPACITY
Added to warehouse and equipment capacity in Lemont, IL. Started RMA measurements showing 97%+ effeciency in handling approximately 80 orders a day.
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2013 30 YEAR ANNIVERSARY.
30 years - poised for 50 million in revenue.
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2014 TECHNICAL CONSULTING SERVICES
Technical Consulting Services are added to Salco's diverse product and services offering, meeting an industry demand for support in navigating regulatory changes.
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2017 NEW HOUSTON, TX FACILITY.
Salco's new Houston, TX facility is 3 times the size of our old Tomball, TX facility, which enables Salco to stock a larger volume and variety of materials closer to our customers in the gulf coast. Brand new equipment in our manufacturing areas will improve production efficiency, as well as improve the health, safety and comfort of our employees.
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2018 35 YEAR ANNIVERSARY
Salco Products celebrates its 35 year anniversary, poised for 70 million in revenue.
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