Myers Industries history

Myers diversified into the manufacture of rubber and plastic products via the 1947 creation of Akro-Mills Inc. and Patch Rubber Co.

In 1963, Myers Tire Supply's central warehouse is built in Akron, Ohio.

It manufactured adhesives, cleaners, pre-cured treads, cord stocks, and repair patches. It began manufacturing its own products in 1964 and would later expand overseas.

Myers acquired Cleveland's James C. Heintz Company, a high-ranking manufacturer of molds, presses, rims, and parts for tire and retread makers, in 1968.

In 1969, Myers acquired Elrick Industries, Inc., a manufacturer of curing rims and tire-changing stands headquartered in Oakland, California.

Founded in Akron and moved to North Carolina in 1978, Patch would grow to become one of the country's biggest producers of tire repair kits.

Myers Industries was listed on the American Stock Exchange in 1983.

The thirty-something executive guided the company's 1987 acquisition of Buckhorn, Inc., an Ohio-based manufacturer of multi-use plastic containers.

In 1993, analysts with Smith Barney Shearson described it as "a tightly managed company with a focus on disciplined, long-term growth."

Ameri-Kart Corp., a producer of municipal, industrial, and commercial waste handling and collection products, was acquired in 1995.

By 1996, Myers Tire Supply had 42 domestic branch outlets.