Samuel Curtis Johnson, Sr. founded S.C. Johnson & Son when he purchased the parquet flooring business of Racine Hardware Company in 1886.
Customers often asked S.C. Johnson how to care for their new floors, leading Johnson to develop a product called Johnson’s Prepared Wax to sell along with flooring. The new product was very successful.
S.C. Johnson’s son, Herbert Johnson, joined the business and became a partner in 1906, changing the name of the company to S.C. Johnson & Sons. The company is now known as S.C. Johnson Wax and Johnson Wax.
Today S.C. Johnson & Sons is still a family company and are now in the fifth generation of family ownership and family management. The company is one of the largest family-owned companies in the United States.
The company’s well-known products include Raid insecticides, Glade air fresheners, Pledge furniture polish, Windex glass, and surface cleaners, Ziploc storage bags, Off insect repellent, Saran Wrap, and Edge shaving gel, among others.
S.C. Johnson & Son is #29 on the Forbes list of America’s Largest Private Companies, has 134,000 employees, and had $81.58 billion in revenue in 2018.
Johnson and Johson, one of the most trusted names in health and home care products, has fallen to 57th place out of 58 pharmaceutical companies, after losing an $8 billion dollar lawsuit over their psychotic drug Risperdal.
The company was also forced to cut its third-quarter profit to account for its proposed opioid settlement payment. This settlement has yet to be approved, however, as of October 2019.
Johnson and Johnson also pledged $500 million towards ending HIV and tuberculosis by 2030.
Headquarters for Johnson and Johnson remain in Racine, Wisconsin.
Samuel Curtis Johnson, Sr. founded S.C. Johnson & Son when he purchased the parquet flooring business of Racine Hardware Company in 1886.
Customers often asked S.C. Johnson how to care for their new floors, leading Johnson to develop a product called Johnson’s Prepared Wax to sell along with flooring. The new product was very successful.
History
S.C. Johnson’s son, Herbert Johnson, joined the business and became a partner in 1906, changing the name of the company to S.C. Johnson & Sons. The company is now known as S.C. Johnson Wax and Johnson Wax.
Today S.C. Johnson & Sons is still a family company and are now in the fifth generation of family ownership and family management. The company is one of the largest family-owned companies in the United States.
The company’s well-known products include Raid insecticides, Glade air fresheners, Pledge furniture polish, Windex glass, and surface cleaners, Ziploc storage bags, Off insect repellent, Saran Wrap, and Edge shaving gel, among others.
S.C. Johnson & Son is #29 on the Forbes list of America’s Largest Private Companies, has 134,000 employees, and had $81.58 billion in revenue in 2018.
Johnson and Johson, one of the most trusted names in health and home care products, has fallen to 57th place out of 58 pharmaceutical companies, after losing an $8 billion dollar lawsuit over their psychotic drug Risperdal.
The company was also forced to cut its third-quarter profit to account for its proposed opioid settlement payment. This settlement has yet to be approved, however, as of October 2019.
Johnson and Johnson also pledged $500 million towards ending HIV and tuberculosis by 2030.
Headquarters for Johnson and Johnson remain in Racine, Wisconsin.