Multicoat Products
BY BLAIR DOWLER. Founded in
1988, Multicoat Products Inc.
launched in West Virginia due
to the state’s close proximity
to two-thirds of the nation’s
population.
Multicoat specializes in
coatings used in a variety of
construction areas, but the
Photo by Multicoat Products.
most prominent is the swim-
ming pool industry. In fact, it
revolutionized the pool construction industry when it created
Scratch Kote 2000, a bond coat material that allows new
swimming pool plaster to bond to existing plaster.
A trailblazer in its industry, the company has developed other
construction coatings such as concrete restoration materials used
to resurface old concrete or help protect freshly placed concrete.
The company also manufactures water-based, environmentally
friendly coatings used for basements, balconies and water
features, and it also makes thin sets and sealers for tile, slate,
stone and marble.
After more than 30 years in business, Multicoat strengthened
its West Virginia presence with an expansion of its headquarters
into the Putnam Business Park in Fraziers Bottom, where it
opened a 27,000-square-foot manufacturing plant in July 2015.
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“The West Virginia labor force is by far superior
to other areas I have worked in,” says Vice President
John Dill. “West Virginia is also less than 500 miles
away from most East Coast metro areas that we do
substantial business in.”
Multicoat reaches beyond the borders of the Mountain
State. In fact, it is known across the nation, with a full man-
ufacturing plant in Orange County, CA, and a warehouse
in Lakeland, FL, to aid in shipment into the southeast
and the Caribbean. The company has completed
work for a variety of well-known companies,
including Caesars Palace Las Vegas, Walt Disney
Parks and Resorts, Hilton Hotels and McDonald’s.
Exporting was a game changer for this manufacturing com-
pany when it was discovered that its products were needed in
other countries like Japan, Canada, Mexico and Barbados.
In 2018, the company’s successful expansion into exporting
was recognized by the state of West Virginia with the Gover-
nor’s Commendation for International Market Entry Award.
While Multicoat’s goal is to grow its global sales and prod-
uct line, the plant values being environmentally responsible.
“We capture and recycle all dust and wastewater back into
various products to help reduce our carbon footprint,” says Dill.
“We have a lot of visitors who are astonished at how clean of
a facility we operate, and we take pride in those comments.”