Company Information

Our Mission
To be a service-oriented paint company that provides a broad selection of high quality paint and paint related products at fair prices to Painting Contractors, Commercial and Maintenance Accounts and Do-It-Yourself Consumers through strategically located neighborhood paint stores.

William E. Moore
In 1946, William H. Kelly and William E. Moore recognized the unique needs of professional painting contractors for top-quality paint products and knowledgeable, efficient service at a fair price. This philosophy has allowed Kelly-Moore to grow from a single manufacturing facility and store in San Carlos, California, to the largest employee owned paint company in the United States. Over 50 years later, Kelly-Moore is recognized throughout the paint industry as "The Painter's Paint Store!"
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Store Operations
Encompassing store staffing, merchandising, internal sales and inventory control, the Store Operations team plays a vital role in providing knowledgeable, efficient services to both the painting professional and the do-it-yourself homeowner. The Store Operations department is further supported by Store Planning, Construction, Marketing, Advertising, Training and Sundry Purchasing. These multifaceted departments offer additional opportunities for growth and advancement within our company.

Sales
Kelly-Moore Sales Representatives are key factors in achieving excellent customer service. With such duties as helping with bids, product delivery when necessary, and solving problems on jobs, our Sales Reps are more than just sales people. They play an integral part in helping our customers to become successful in their own businesses. This kind of "extra" service helps build a loyal customer for Kelly-Moore, adding to our reputation within the coating industry as "The Painter's Paint Store."

Manufacturing
With 170 company-owned store locations, we have strategically located manufacturing facilities in key markets: San Carlos, California; Seattle, Washington; and Hurst, Texas. These three state-of-the-art facilities manufacture nearly 20 million gallons of paint per year. Our reputation for quality products is unsurpassed in the industry because we manufacture and distribute all of our own paint, checking and re-checking the quality of each batch before it is shipped to a job. To support the manufacturing process, we have our own laboratories that not only ensure quality control but produce some of the most technologically advanced paint products available. We set the industry standard for new product development and quality control. To ensure that our high standards are held up to the scrutiny, the Seattle plant is ISO certified. Kelly-Moore is one of only a handful of U.S. paint manufacturers meeting these quality standards.

Finance
Several key support departments fall under the Finance umbrella: Accounting, Payroll, and Management Information Systems. The Corporate and Divisional Accounting offices handle such items as payment of store vendors, income taxes, vehicle licenses, payroll, property taxes, insurance and other centralized accounting issues. The Management Information Systems team has significantly changed and improved the way we run our business.