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Colite company history timeline
What can you say about a global company that is still owned and operated by the family that started it in 1947? If you ask our partners and clients they will sum it up in a word: trust.
Columbia, SC (Founded in 1947).
Mid to Late 1950’sCompany continues to grow and opens sales office around the country.
Mid to Late 1950’sColite expands and is awarded national programs.
Mid 1960’sColite begins to see growth in the retail sector and continues to expand facility footprint.
Hites Manufacturing Company and Colonial Metal Letters merge to form Colonial-Hites Company, a sign manufacturing company, establishing a family legacy that continues to flourish through the 1970’s.
Early 1980’sColite completed the Hartsfield Atlanta International Airport signage, at this time the largest airport in the United States.
Mid to Late 1980’sColite is an innovative leader within the sign industry, completing large, custom projects for various customers in the US and abroad.
Early to Mid-1990’sInternational partnerships are built and Colite’s Global Partner Network is established
Late 1990’sColite’s experiences a surge in corporate conversion programs and is awarded numerous international contracts.
By 1992, Colite established an industry-leading international network with advanced manufacturing, service and installation partners around the world.
Late 2000’sColite continues to work with some of the most well-known companies in the world and introduces a new market segment, hospitality.
Recognized annually since 2012 as one of the Top 100 privately-owned companies in South Carolina, by revenue.
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2015 to PresentColite expands their hospitality industry reach, becoming a provider for Wyndham Hotel Brands and Hilton Worldwide.
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| Company name | Founded date | Revenue | Employee size | Job openings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chandler Signs | 1978 | $74.1M | 200 | 1 |
| Bernhardt Design | 1980 | $21.4M | 330 | - |
| Yakima Racks | 1979 | $42.6M | 200 | 2 |
| HMX | 2009 | $630.0M | 3,000 | - |
| Beam Global Spirits & Wine, Inc | 1995 | $49.3M | 1,789 | 6 |
| Henriksen Butler | 1980 | $30.0M | 300 | - |
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