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Stoner Inc. Acquires Mötsenböcker’s Lift Off®
Expanding Environmentally Friendly Product Line
Quarryville, PA (September 2, 2015) – Stoner Inc., a leading manufacturer of high-performance products for the home, automotive, industrial cleaning, and molding industries, announces the acquisition of Mötsenböcker’s Lift Off®.
Mötsenböcker’s Lift Off®, located in San Diego, CA, will add over 10 new environmentally friendly product offerings for professional and consumer use including patented, environmentally friendly removers for stains, adhesives, paints, varnishes, and caulks.
“We are pleased to add Mötsenböcker’s Lift Off® to the Stoner portfolio of brands,” said Robert Ecklin, Jr., President, Stoner Inc. “Motsenbocker’s innovation in the sustainable product arena allows us to serve our customers desiring environmentally safe products while maintaining the high quality and performance they expect from Stoner brands. We look forward to continuing the ingenuity Dr. Gregg Motsenbocker has demonstrated over the past 35 years.”
“Mötsenböcker’s Lift Off® is a strong compliment to the Stoner product line and allows us to expand within the areas where we are already serving customers,” adds John Goldbach, National Sales Manager, Stoner Inc. “Understanding customer needs is a hallmark of our business. Offering environmentally safe products with complete performance confidence is another opportunity for us to serve today’s consumer.”
The acquisition was finalized July 31, 2015. Mötsenböcker’s Lift Off® products will be distributed through the Stoner Inc. facilities located in Lancaster County, PA. Dr. Gregg Motsenbocker will continue an active role in future product development.
“This is the next step in my professional journey, which will allow me to continue to do what I am passionate about, research and development. I am excited to be working with a company that is still young and growing and that also opens the door for me to work on the automotive side of the industry,” shared Dr. Gregg Motsenbocker.
About Mötsenböcker’s Lift Off®
Mötsenböcker’s Lift Off® uses safe science that works to break the molecular bond of stains, adhesives, paints, varnishes, and caulks, removing the problem while maintaining the integrity of the surface they are adhered to. Lift Off® products are biodegradable, sustainable, and contain low or no VOCs, making them safe for the environment, user, and the surfaces to which they are applied. Mötsenböcker’s Lift Off® was developed by Dr. Gregg “The Wizard” Motsenbocker in 1980. Dr. Motsenbocker holds over 50 US and foreign patents and is the recipient of the Patent & Trade Office’s Invention of the Year Award in Chemistry. Mötsenböcker’s Lift Off® products are sold nationally at Home Depot, Lowes, Ace Hardware,and True Value. For more information visit http://www.liftoffinc.com.
About Stoner Inc.
Stoner Inc. is a family-owned business proudly manufacturing in the USA since 1942. As a leading manufacturer of high-performance products for the home, automotive, industrial cleaning, and molding industries, Stoner is the name behind trusted brands such as
Invisible Glass,
Speed Bead, and
Tarminator. Stoner products are available at retail, through a network of preferred distributors, and factory-direct. For more information about Stoner Inc. visit
http://www.stonersolutions.com