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Superior Manufacturing Group
Superior Manufacturing Group (SMG) was established in 1948 by Charles J. Wood. It began with a small manufacturing and repair shop for rubber entrance mats and has grown into a leading manufacturer of floor matting products worldwide. Right from the start Superior Manufacturing Group introduced and developed the brand NOTRAX ®. Under this brand SMG has developed in the last 60 years many different kind mats such as entrance dust control matting, ergonomic anti-fatigue and safety matting, floor matting for food processing and foodservice and logo matting. SMG has manufacturing facilities in Chicago, Ill., Calhoun Georgia and Mosell Mississippi as well as a European facility in Barendrecht, the Netherlands. From these facilities all their products are produced and distributed worldwide. The company was founded in Chicago and still maintains its headquarters there.

History
1948: founding of Superior Manufacturing Group Inc.

1980: opening of manufacturing facility in Calhoun (Georgia). 15,000 m2 (square foot) plant where dust control mats (NOTRAX ®) are produced. This division is ISO 9001 certified

1981: opening of vinyl manufacturing facility

1992: relocation of Moselle plant into new facility to Mississippi (Moselle). 14,000 m2 plant is responsible for SMG’s vinyl anti-fatigue matting (NOTRAX ®). This location is ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 certified.

1992: Takeover of WearProof Mat Co. in Chicago. This company was a pioneer in the technology of continuous length rubber matting with 70 years of experience. 2000: founding of Superior Manufacturing Group – Europe B.V. Barendrecht  the Netherlands  of 6,000 m2. Facility to service the European markets.

2001: Takeover of SMG’s oldest and strongest competitor, Akro Corporation of Zanesville. This acquisition brought SMG a full product line, patents, trademarks, expertise and more than 50 years of experience.

2007: Takeover of the food service division of Teknor Apex and renamed it into NOTRAX ® Food Service Matting Division. This division is located in Providence, Rhode Island.

2010: Introdruction of RedStop, a uniquely engineered technology that virtually eliminates the slipping and sliding of all Notrax® brand laminated floor mats.