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LINE-X history
LINE-X company history timeline
In the spring of 1998, brothers Jim and Jay Hutchek found they had an issue with their fishing boat — their rear seat would often hit and scratch the boat motor hood of their aluminum Sylvan boat.
In February of 1999, they officially met with LINE-X® and sealed the deal to open Indianapolis’ first LINE-X Location: Millennium Linings & Accessories and LINE-X of Indianapolis in May of 1999 on Indy’s west side.
By week two of the State Fair, Jim had received a call from the Governor’s office offering them a guaranteed spot in the 2000 State Fair, and a promise the fair board would not be signing any more exclusive deals to keep local businesses out.
So, by mid-2002, the Hutcheks bought their second and third LINE-X® territories from Cookie’s Body Shop of Acton, IN. Cookie’s was the original Indiana LINE-X® dealer that started in the early 90’s.
LINE-X achieves 92% customer satisfaction rating (source: ConStat Attitude, Awareness and Usage Survey, 2006)
In April 2007, George Lezon joined LINE-X Protective Coatings as the Vice President of Operations.
October 2009 was when Samantha Styger joined LINE-X to become the Regional Manager.
Advanced Protective Coatings merges with LINE-X Franchising, LLC LINE-X partners with Truck Covers USA to offer the American X-Box, a top of the line tool box with the protection of LINE-X XTRA American X-Box wins 2009 SEMA Show International Product Award
LINE-X is awarded the prestigious Popular Mechanics Editor's Choice Award as ASPART-X is chosen as a "Top Product for 2010" LINE-X ranks in annual Franchise 500® rankings of United States franchises by Entrepreneur Magazine LINE-X chosen to be featured in "World's Greatest!" television series
Later in 2010, Millennium Custom Coatings, or MCC, started to transition into more of a specialty company — not only coatings, but manufacturing parts and equipment for other mobile coating and foaming companies.
So, in late 2011, Jim and Jay decided to start splitting their businesses.
By 2012, MCC had become one of the leading equipment dealers in the region, and was continuing to grow.
LINE-X named by Graco Inc. as one of their Top 20 Distributors for protective coatings and/or foam and polyurea equipment for 2014
Since her arrival, Samantha had led LINE-X Operations with her leadership, which only grew stronger when she took the VP position in July 2018.
LINE-X awarded 2018 NAITA Global Trade Award for dedication to global expansion
Blair has over 25 years of experience in leadership within aftermarket automotive franchise systems around the world and has joined LINE-X in August of 2021 as President.
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| Company name | Founded date | Revenue | Employee size | Job openings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rhino Linings | 1988 | $3.2M | 100 | - |
| Aquatic Control | 1966 | $1.5M | 50 | 5 |
| Wheels Deals | - | $550,000 | 5 | - |
| American Standard Brands | 2008 | $2.7B | 15,200 | 28 |
| General Pump | - | $25.0M | 350 | 6 |
| Communications & Power Industries | 1995 | $495.0M | 2,000 | 58 |
| C&K | 1928 | $18.3M | 75 | 21 |
| Mathews Company | - | $230,000 | 4 | 11 |
| Southern Finishing | - | $74.7M | 200 | - |
| Stanley Furniture | 1924 | $32.0M | 140 | 35 |
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LINE-X may also be known as or be related to Advanced Protective Coatings, Inc, LINE X Franchise Development Corporation, LINE-X, LINE-X Franchise Development Corporation, Line-x and Line-x Protective Coatings.