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Valspar
Valspar traces its origins to 1806 in Boston, making it one of the oldest paint and coatings companies in American history, and the company grew over two centuries into a major national paint brand before being acquired by Sherwin-Williams in 2017 for approximately $11.3 billion. The company built significant distribution through a long-standing retail partnership with Lowe's, similar in structure to Behr's exclusive relationship with Home Depot, giving Valspar a comparably strong nationwide retail footprint through one of the two largest home improvement chains. Valspar's acquisition by Sherwin-Williams was one of the largest deals in the history of the paint and coatings industry, consolidating two major American paint manufacturers under one parent company while Valspar has continued operating its Lowe's-focused retail brand. Valspar's combination of its origins as one of the oldest paint companies in American history and its landmark $11.3 billion acquisition by Sherwin-Williams has made it one of the most historically significant paint brands in the industry.
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Sherwin-Williams
Sherwin-Williams was founded in 1866 in Cleveland, Ohio by Henry Sherwin and Edward Williams, and the company is widely credited with introducing one of the first ready-mixed paints in 1873, sparing painters from having to hand-mix pigments and oils on site before every job. The company grew into the largest paint and coatings manufacturer in the world by revenue, and its distinctive "Cover the Earth" logo, depicting a can of paint literally pouring over a globe, has served as one of the longest continuously used trademarks in American corporate branding since its introduction in 1905. Sherwin-Williams built an extensive network of company-owned retail paint stores across the United States, a distribution strategy setting it apart from paint brands sold primarily through third-party home improvement retailers, giving the company direct control over sales and professional contractor relationships. Sherwin-Williams's combination of its pioneering role introducing ready-mixed paint and its unusual company-owned retail store distribution model has made it one of the most commercially dominant paint brands in the world.
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