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  • cabinetman
    Gone but not Forgotten RIP
    • Jun 2006
    • 15216
    • So. Florida
    • Delta

    #1

    How About That!!

    Sherwin-Williams is the parent company of:

    Duron,
    M.A.B. Paints
    Krylon
    Purdy
    Bestt Liebco
    Thompson's
    H&C
    Cuprinol
    Pratt & Lambert
    Martin-Senour
    Dutch Boy
    Columbia Paint & Coatings.
    And would you believe...Minwax
    .
  • Bruce Cohen
    Veteran Member
    • May 2003
    • 2698
    • Nanuet, NY, USA.
    • BT3100

    #2
    And Eddie Bauer is or used to be owned by Pillsbury.

    Bruce
    "Western civilization didn't make all men equal,
    Samuel Colt did"

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    • Black wallnut
      cycling to health
      • Jan 2003
      • 4715
      • Ellensburg, Wa, USA.
      • BT3k 1999

      #3
      And REI is owned by myself and over a million others.
      Donate to my Tour de Cure


      marK in WA and Ryobi Fanatic Association State President ©

      Head servant of the forum

      ©

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      • shoottx
        Veteran Member
        • May 2008
        • 1240
        • Plano, Texas
        • BT3000

        #4
        Originally posted by cabinetman
        Sherwin-Williams is the parent company of:

        Duron,
        M.A.B. Paints
        Krylon
        Purdy
        Bestt Liebco
        Thompson's
        H&C
        Cuprinol
        Pratt & Lambert
        Martin-Senour
        Dutch Boy
        Columbia Paint & Coatings.
        And would you believe...Minwax
        .
        Yup

        Right out of their annual report!
        Often in error - Never in doubt

        Mike

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        • Tom Slick
          Veteran Member
          • May 2005
          • 2913
          • Paso Robles, Calif, USA.
          • sears BT3 clone

          #5
          What other conglmerates would you like to find out about? Amazing the varied stuff a company will own!

          TTI is the parent company of:
          Milwaukee
          Ryobi
          AEG
          Stiletto (Ti Hammers $$$)
          Homelite
          Hoover
          Dirt Devil
          VAX
          not to mention the other brands the contract with such as Craftsman and Ridgid

          Danaher is the parent company of: (this is less than half their list)
          Tools:
          Allen
          Armstrong
          GearWrench
          K-D Tools
          Matco
          Sata
          Contracts to Craftsman
          Test:
          Fluke
          Raytek
          Robin
          Tektronix
          DH
          Medical:
          American Sigma
          Gilbarco
          Hach
          Veeder Root

          Ever Looked up who Philip Morris / Altria owns?
          http://www.tobacco.org/Resources/00pmbrands.html

          Same company that supplies your kids with Teddy Grahams, Velveeta, and Jell-O can also supply them with Marlboros, Maxwell House, and Miller Lite when they change vices.
          Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work. - Thomas Edison

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          • BobSch
            Veteran Member
            • Aug 2004
            • 4385
            • Minneapolis, MN, USA.
            • BT3100

            #6
            Originally posted by Bruce Cohen
            And Eddie Bauer is or used to be owned by Pillsbury.

            Bruce
            And Pillsbury is owned by Betty Crocker.
            Bob

            Bad decisions make good stories.

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