Kerry Pianoforte, Editor 06.09.16
John Jilek, president of Inksolutions, a Chicago-based company selling ink vehicles, overprint varnish and additives to the lithographic ink maker. The company was founded in 2001 and has ten employees at its facility. Several years ago, the company was looking for a building in Los Angeles.
“We bought the Muralo (Norton & Sons) building in Commerce, California in 2005, said Jilek. “They moved back to Bayonne New Jersey, so we took over the toll manufacturing of their West Coast products which included Spackle, Synkoloid patch and repair products and various paints. In 2007 they pulled out completely, so we took over their line, with the right to manufacture, market and distribute their product lines west of the Rockies. Last year they sold their company to California Products. They did not want the Synkoloid product line, so we bought that. We now own the Synkoloid brand.”
With this as a base, Jilek remarketed the patch and repair line, introduced SYNKO Cem-Bond, Floor & Patio paint and SYNKO Universal Colorants, which are used in Hollywood for artists designing sets and formed PaintSolutions.
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“We bought the Muralo (Norton & Sons) building in Commerce, California in 2005, said Jilek. “They moved back to Bayonne New Jersey, so we took over the toll manufacturing of their West Coast products which included Spackle, Synkoloid patch and repair products and various paints. In 2007 they pulled out completely, so we took over their line, with the right to manufacture, market and distribute their product lines west of the Rockies. Last year they sold their company to California Products. They did not want the Synkoloid product line, so we bought that. We now own the Synkoloid brand.”
With this as a base, Jilek remarketed the patch and repair line, introduced SYNKO Cem-Bond, Floor & Patio paint and SYNKO Universal Colorants, which are used in Hollywood for artists designing sets and formed PaintSolutions.
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