History:
Beginning with its first patent for a rubber dustpan in 1933, Rubbermaid creates and manufactures innovative the
things that organize our lives. As the trendsetter in the housewares industry for innovation and product design,
Rubbermaid categories span home storage and garage organization, food storage and laundry, bath and cleaning,
closet organization and refuse removal. Its Research and Development team initiates new product trends, creating
ways to organize life. The marketing department at Rubbermaid is an industry model for merchandising, packaging and
advertising, driving a 98.9% brand awareness with consumers. Rubbermaid manufacturing employs world class
operations principles and practices as well as customer service standards. Only one of a hundred companies named
a "Brand of the Century" by BrandMarketing magazine, this distinction is a testament to the impact that the Rubbermaid
has made on American life in the past century.