History
Our Story
Our story is built on a passion for innovation, a focus on complete customer satisfaction and a relentless commitment to delivering quality products to the markets and channels we serve. We continue to grow through investments in technology and new product development, along with timely acquisitions of companies that allow us to better service the market. See the steps we’ve taken to become one of the largest producers of tape in the United States.
Timeline
1880
Shuford Mills becomes a major domestic textile producer, manufacturing a broad range of spun yarns and cordage
1955
Shuford Mills creates tape division
1960
Shuford Mills begins supplying Melvin A. Anderson Company with tape for the retail market
1971
Jack Kahl buys Melvin A Anderson Company and creates Manco
1972
Duct tape expands and moves production to Stony Point, NC, where it remains today
1980
Jack Kahl registers the Duck Tape® brand name
1996
Shurtape Technologies and Shurtape Brand created and spun out as separate company from Shuford Mills
1997
New hot melt packaging tapes facility is built in Hudson, NC
1998
Manco is acquired by Henkel GMBH to form Henkel Consumer Adhesives
2000
Hot melt masking, foil & gaffers tape facility is added in Hickory, NC
2000
Shurtape acquires Kip GMBH, a Germany-based provider of painters' tapes
2003
Shurtape establishes China converting division in Songjiang, China
2004
Shurtape acquires the manufacturing assets of Tape Specialties Limited (Canada) and the arts & entertainment assets of Permacel
2006
Product development and innovation capabilities are significantly increased with the addition of a new, expanded facility on Highland Avenue in Hickory, NC
2008
Shurtape adds coating capability in China with a new facility in Changshu
2009
Former Manco assets (including Duck® and Painters Mate® brands) are acquired from Henkel to form ShurTech Brands, LLC
2010
FrogTape® brand is acquired from Inspired Technologies
2015
T-REX® is added to the company's brand portfolio
2017
Syntac Coated Products acquired, forming Custom Division
2020
All companies transitioned to corporate Shurtape Technologies, LLC, name and brand
2022
Long-time partner, Pro Tapes & Specialties, acquired