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

abelAShuford

1955

Shuford Mills creates tape division

abelAShuford
abelAShuford

1960

Shuford Mills begins supplying Melvin A. Anderson Company with tape for the retail market

abelAShuford

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

abelAShuford

1980

Jack Kahl registers the Duck Tape® brand name

abelAShuford
abelAShuford

1996

Shurtape Technologies and Shurtape Brand created and spun out as separate company from Shuford Mills

abelAShuford

1997

New hot melt packaging tapes facility is built in Hudson, NC

1998

Manco is acquired by Henkel GMBH to form Henkel Consumer Adhesives

abelAShuford

2000

Hot melt masking, foil & gaffers tape facility is added in Hickory, NC

abelAShuford
abelAShuford

2000

Shurtape acquires Kip GMBH, a Germany-based provider of painters’ tapes

abelAShuford

2003

Shurtape establishes China converting division in Songjiang, China

2004

Shurtape acquires the manufacturing assets of Tape Specialties Limited (Canada) and the arts & entertainment assests of Permacel

abelAShuford

2006

Product development and innovation capabilities are significantly increased with the addition of a new, expanded facility on Highland Avenue in Hickory, NC

abelAShuford
abelAShuford

2008

Shurtape adds coating capability in China with a new facility in Changshu

abelAShuford

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

abelAShuford

2015

T-REX® is added to the company’s brand portfolio

abelAShuford
abelAShuford

2017

Syntac Coated Products acquired, forming Custom Division

abelAShuford

2020

All companies transitioned to corporate Shurtape Technologies, LLC, name and brand

Flat Pro Tapes Logo With Shurtape Subtitle Dec 2022

2022

Long-time partner, Pro Tapes & Specialties, acquired