Kelly-Moore Paint Company, Inc.

Headquartered in San Carlos, Calif., Kelly-Moore is one of the largest employee-owned paint companies in the United States. Each employee-owner is committed to offering quality paint products and exceptional customer service.

A leader and innovator of waterborne coating technology, Kelly-Moore was the first major paint company to offer recycled paints along with the large selection of colors and decorative sheens. Trusted and preferred by professionals since 1946 as the “Painter's Paint Store” for its high quality, performance and consistency, Kelly-Moore's paints are safe and easy to use for everyone.

The company is dedicated to giving back to the communities it serves. This ethos is reflected in its corporate giving program and its numerous industry-leading green business accolades.

In 1946, William H. Kelly and William E. Moore recognized the unique need of professional painting contractors for top-quality affordable paint products and knowledgeable, efficient service. This philosophy has allowed Kelly-Moore to grow from a single manufacturing facility and store in San Carlos, Calif., to one of the largest employee-owned paint companies in the United States.

Kelly-Moore has three strategically located, state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities in key markets: San Carlos and Sacramento, Calif., and Hurst, Texas (outside Dallas). Its reputation for quality products is unsurpassed in the industry. The company produces some of the most technologically advanced paint products and sets the industry standard for new product development and quality control.

Its main environmentally friendly manufacturing facility in San Carlos is the recipient of five widely recognized green business awards from the State of California and San Mateo County for outstanding efforts to reduce pollution and solid waste and conserve water, energy and other natural resources. California is well-known for having the toughest regulations and inspection processes in the country. Kelly-Moore is proud to have received the following prestigious awards:

• 2009 Large Green Business of the Year award by San Carlos Chamber of Commerce
• 2009 San Carlos Certified Green Business, California State Assembly
• 2008 Green Business Certificate, San Mateo County, for outstanding efforts to reduce pollution and solid waste and conserve water, energy and other natural resources
• 2008 Outstanding Achievement in Industrial Wastewater Control, P3S Water Protection Professionals
• 2007 PS3 Facility of the Year Award, California Water Environment Association

Kelly-Moore has over 150 retail stores in seven states: Arkansas, California, Idaho, Nevada, Oklahoma, Texas and Washington. Its knowledgeable staff provides personalized service to those looking for a specific color, paint or a brush. The Kelly-Moore experience includes early store openings, free coffee, free delivery of paints (even just a quart), field representation and professional painter benefits. For more information, painters (pros or DIY consumers) can call 1-888-MR-PAINT or email at mrpaint@kellymoore.com for answers to their painting-related questions.

In addition to its retail stores, Kelly-Moore has authorized dealers in five states: Alaska, Colorado, Indiana, North Dakota and Utah.

Kelly-Moore is now exporting paint to China and Pacific Rim countries. The company’s penetration into the Chinese market has grown 100 percent in the past two to three years. Distribution to the Middle East is expected this year.

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Kelly-Moore is dedicated to giving back to the communities it serves. The company regularly supports the following Bay Area-based community programs:

• United Way’s Annual Week of Caring is the Bay Area's largest annual corporate volunteer event, where Kelly-Moore volunteers spend part of their workweek lending a hand at hundreds of Bay Area nonprofits.
• Home Sweet Home is a program showing support to all troops serving overseas. Kelly-Moore works with local chapters of non-profit organizations to send care packages of donated comfort items to troops overseas for the holidays.
• One Warm Coat is an annual four-week campaign to collect coats for distribution to kids and families in need throughout the Bay Area.

• 1946: The company is founded by William H. Kelly and William E. Moore
• 1952: Bill Kelly retires and Kelly-Moore Paint Co. is incorporated
• 1971: Kelly-Moore constructs a new factory in Hurst, Texas to support stores in Texas, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado and Oklahoma
• 1984: Joseph P. Cristiano replaces Mr. Moore as President and CEO
• 1994: Kelly-Moore acquires Preservative Paint Co.
• 1998: An employee stock-ownership program is instituted
• 2002: Herbert R. Giffins replaces Cristiano as President and CEO
• 2006: Steve DeVoe replaces Giffins as President
• 2010: President Steve DeVoe named CEO and Chairman of the Board

Steve DeVoe, President, CEO and Chairman of the Board
Dan Stritmatter, CFO
Mark A. Zielinski, VP of Sales
Mary Lawlor, Color Marketing Manager

Kelly-Moore Paint Company, Inc.
987 Commercial Street
San Carlos, CA 94070
1-800-874-4436; www.kellymoore.com