| 1967 |
Kleen-Tex Industries, Inc. established at LaGrange, Georgia, U.S.A. |
| 1968 |
First production latex-backed cotton mats. |
| 1970 |
SBR rubber-backed mat with cotton pile replaced latex backed mats. |
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Date codes added to mat. |
| 1972 |
Acquired 45% of Walk Off Mats Ltd. In the U.K. |
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Frogotron mat making equipment developed. |
| 1975 |
Kleen-Tex Japan established for distribution in 1977, incorporated and began manufacturing in 1980. |
| 1976 |
Nitrile rubber-backed mat becomes industry standard. |
| 1977 |
Property mark labels. |
| 1981 |
Kleen-Tex Plant #3 - Rubber Division begins in-house rubber manufacturing. |
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Graphic Inlay - first custom logo mats. |
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Specific placement labels for sorting and route placement. |
| 1982 |
Restoration Kits - enabled laundry customers to return older mats to service. |
| 1985 |
Towel Division (Wikit, Inc.) acquired for shop towel and dust mop manufacture. |
| 1986 |
Perforated mart successfully defended Milliken patent infringement suit |
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establishing right of mat manufacturers to offer perforated mats to the industry. |
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Succesfully defended appeal 1988. |
| 1987 |
Kleen-Tex Canada |
| 1989 |
In-house beck dyeing for solid colour mats. |
| 1990 |
Kleen-Tex Europe. |
| 1991 |
Kleen-Tex South Africa. |
| 1992 |
Kleen-Tex Plant #4 - to house distribution, tufting,engineering and H.R. |
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Jet Print logo mats. |
| 1994 |
SuperMat is first introduced in Frankfurt, Germany. SuperMat is patented in the U.S.A. and internationally. |
| 1995 |
Kleen-Tex Austria (Aquired MJP in Austria) |
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ISO-9001 Certified becoming the first U.S.A. mat manufacturer with certification. |
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Kleen-Tex Plant #5 - Towel Division. |
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MAXI MAT - World's largest rubber-backed mats are produced on the Bullfrog, the world's largest bonding machine. |
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Perforated mats - Successfully defended Milliken patent infringement suit. |
| 1996 |
Sold 45% interest in Walk Off Mats. |
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K-Service Malaysia. |
| 1997 |
Kleenscrape nitrile rubber mat. |
| 1998 |
Graphic Tuft logo mats. |
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Kleen-Tex Industries Ltd., (acquired Guardian Mats from OCS Group, Ltd.) |
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K-Service Korea |
| 1999 |
Kleen-Tex Polska, Sp.z.o.o. |
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Kleen-Comfort anti-fatigue mats. |
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K-Service Malaysia. |
| 2000 |
Water Horse, Cobblestone, and Floor Posters all rubber mats. |
| 2001 |
Kleen-Tex Brazil. |
| 2002 |
Kleen-Thru PLUS multi-purpose anti-fatigue and wet area mats. |
| 2003 |
Bruce Howard selected as new President, while Ralph W. Howard assumes |
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position as Chairman of the Board. |
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Kleen-Tex Hong Kong Ltd |
| 2004 |
Kleen-Tex Industries Ltd. , acquires Golden Star Europe in Sussex, England. |
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K-Service Thailand Ltd. |
| 2005 |
Kleen-Tex Thailand Ltd. |
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Acquired WMK for retail distribution in Europe. |
| 2006 |
Acquired Mat Depot and Rainbow Custom Logo Mats for retail distribution. |
| 2007 |
Celebrated - Around the World in 40 Years 1967-2007 |
World of Kleen-Tex 
