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1000 Spruce St, Wooster, Ohio

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Proud Of Our Wooster Roots

Wooster Products Inc. has been providing the knowledge and experience you need to make every step a safe one for over 100 years! Wooster Products is a minority certified small business, owned by the Arora family since 1980, and currently under second-generation leadership. Our expertise and quality solutions are relied on for new construction, renovation, and industrial safety projects that span the globe.

We have been based in Wooster, Ohio, since the company was originally founded in 1921, and continue to be a domestic manufacturer that provides steady employment to members of our community. Many of our associates have been with us long term – some as long as 30 years or more! With their help, hard work, and experience, Wooster Products manufactures high-quality anti-slip stair and walkway products with a quick turnaround time on many items.

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1929-1965

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1965-Present

100 Year Annivarsary Logo
2021

Our Mission

At Wooster Products, Inc., our mission is simple, yet vital: to make every step a safe one. For over a century, we have committed to designing, manufacturing, and delivering high-quality, anti-slip stair and walkway solutions that endure. Rooted in Wooster, Ohio and powered by generations of expertise, we serve construction, renovation, and industrial safety projects globally. Through rigorous attention to detail, innovative product development, and steadfast customer service, we aim not just to meet safety and durability standards, but to set them.

Our Vision

Wooster Products Inc. envisions a world where every step is safe. With over a century of expertise, family leadership, and strong community engagement, we strive to be the trusted global partner for durable, American-made anti-slip safety solutions.

Our Value

At Wooster Products Inc, we value safety, quality, and innovation. Our commitment to precise manufacturing and durable design ensures solutions that stand the test of time. Our proven, reliable products and new innovations are built to meet evolving industry standards and customer needs, while reflecting our core belief: that every step should be a safe one.

1921

1921

The company was founded as Safty Stair Tread Company in Cleveland, Ohio, in February with a single product-Alumogrit®. In June, the company moved to Wooster, OH.
1922

1922

Charles "Chic" Loehr graduates from the University of Cincinnati and starts work in Wooster. He steadily rises through the company and purchases as much stock as he can from the owners, eventually amassing a controlling interest in the 30's.
1925

1925

Safety stairs have always been installed in high-profile locations. A testimonial from 1925 from the University of Notre Dame was used in company marketing materials.
1929

1929

With a diversified product line, the company's name was changed to Wooster Products Inc. The new logo was used until 1965.
1932-38

1932-38

During the Great Depression, employees would show up and work if there was work to do - and play cards if not. Volunteers built a cupola system, enabling the company to start casting treads and increase sales.  Shreve Foundry purchased and started making tread casting at that plant. 
The War Years

The War Years

Wooster Products used its casting skills to manufacture aircraft parts during the war. Metal molding and trim were popular and contributed significantly to company sales.
1950s

1950s

Post-war economic boom-Cast treads continue to gain in popularity, leading to an expansion of the foundry. Safe Stride Paint and POXIGRIP were added to the product line. 
1956

1956

Supergrit® and Spectra® introduced.  
1960s

1960s

New plants for new products - the foundry was expanded again and mechanized. The present office building was constructed with original safety treads still in use today!  
1961

1961

The Stairmaster® product was introduced to address repair work.  
1965

1965

New logo introduced.  
1970s

1970s

Epoxy WP-70 was introduced in 1970.  
1976

1976

Flex-Tred introduced. A new building was constructed to manufacture this non-slip safety tape.  
1980s

1980s

The Arora family purchased the company from the Loehr family in 1980, ushering in a new era for the family-run company. Skateboards are big business, as Wooster supplied Die-Cut Flex-Tred to many skateboard manufacturers. The US military also uses the product for wing tape, on armored personnel carriers, ships, and other applications. The company works with the U.S. Navy to develop anti-slip stairs for NavSea projects.
1990s

1990s

Wooster continues their leadership in the safety stair industry with the introduction of NITEGLOW™ glow-in-the-dark safety treads and Flex-Tred photoluminescent technology.  
1995

1995

Rock & Roll Hall of Fame opens. Wooster Products ensures that fans can safely navigate their favorite artifacts and concerts.  
1999

1999

 2-stage invented, allowing safety stair treads to be new when the building is completed and turned over to new occupants. To meet short lead times company stocks inventory - currently holds over $1MM to accommodate customers.   
2000s

2000s

NITEGLOW introduced – initial Stairmaster NITEGLOW order to Shadow Lake Golf Club. The New York Times Building soon followed, as did numerous SUNY campus buildings and others across the country.  
2005

2005

AT&T Stadium (Dallas Cowboys stadium) opens -  this was the first major installation using 2-piece technology.  
2006

2006

NITEGLOW approved by MEA, NY Dept. of Buildings.  
2010s

2010s

NITEGLOW was added to the Statue of Liberty and to the National Museum of American History (Smithsonian complex). Unusual orders are not unusual, as shown by these curved, custom-ordered nosings installed in Virginia Beach, VA. Stairmaster was installed in the U.S. Capitol Building as part of the Dome Reconstruction Project.  
2016

2016

Alumogrit stair nosings were installed in the new locker expansion project for the Panama Canal.  
2020s

2020s

Custom machinery is common at Wooster, including machinery designed to grind 8-foot cast reads and to test the lifespan of products. Transit has always been an important market, including the installation in Hawaii for the Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transit in 2020-2021. Major sports arenas across the world feature Wooster Products, including St. Louis Soccer, Dallas Cowboys Stadium, Diamondback Stadium, and others.  
2021

2021

Wooster Products celebrates 100 years with a Centennial Logo.  

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