Maintenance
Products, Inc
Established 1969
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1-800-523-2367
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Where Did It All Begin?
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Maintenance Products was incorporated in the state of Indiana in 1969 by its founder, Henry L. Jones. While the business grew, Henry would work nights at the old Budd Plant in Gary, Indiana as a die setter and sold hardware during the day. His wife and kids would box up the bulk product into smaller packs and ship out what Henry sold the previous day. The first MPI warehouse was a converted carport attached to Henry's home in Highland, Indiana. That lasted about two years until the floor joists started to sway under load of several tons of steel and all the merchandise and shelving was moved to a bigger facility in East Chicago, Indiana, the heart of steel mill country. This warehouse lasted about two years until the company outgrew that one and yet another located on the family homestead in Griffith, Indiana. All the moving finally ended in 1976 when our current facility was purchased with plenty of land around it for expansion. Our founder, Henry Jones, died May 24, 2001 at the age of seventy-one. He left a legacy for his wife and his children that will be remembered for generations to come. "Always do the right thing." Thanks, Dad.
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