Company

The business started out as a partnership between Charles R. Parrish and his son, John W. Parrish in 1946 based on the elder Mr. Parrish's two patents, No.1947794, "tables for constructing screens and the like" and No. 1950062, "frames for screens and the like".

Loxcreen was incorporated in Georgia in 1947. During 1948 and 1949, the company was inactive; however, with the invention of the tension window screen, the company resumed operations in Columbia, South Carolina and by 1953, the success of this single product created the need for a location in Dallas, Texas.

In the early 1950s the company expanded with a line of roll formed trim products until in January 1955, the Columbia plant was burned to the ground. The company immediately secured a temporary location and within two weeks screen production resumed as a result of supplier cooperation and sincere hard work from every associate.

In 1956, Loxcreen acquired a small aluminum extrusion business in Chamblee, Georgia which added additional trim mouldings and opened the door to a new world of opportunity in extruded aluminum products. In 1968, the company acquired the Roxboro, North Carolina plant which provided a significant boost to extrusion capacity. The Hayti, Missouri plant was a greenfield addition, which began operations in 1972. These plants have complete extrusion, anodizing, painting and fabrication capabilities. Also located in Hayti, Missouri is the remelt and billet casting foundry. With The acquisition of O-T-D Corporation in 2005, LM Containers, located in Caruthersville, Missouri has become the leading manufacturer of specialized aluminum containers using robotics.

The Plastics Group opened a greenfield plant in Brooklet, Georgia in 1965, which has since undergone several major expansions. In 1998, Oregon Polymer Systems, a custom vinyl extruder in Hubbard, Oregon, was acquired and recently completed a move into a new plant located in Woodburn, Oregon. This group produces extrusions in PVC and other polymers and foam weatherstrip.

The Distribution Group, with facilities in Texas, Ohio, Missouri, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia and Florida, provides inventory management and Just in Time (JIT) services to a diversified customer base. The acquisition of Metal Distributors and Southwest Metalsource in 1997 provided the addition of stainless steel, aluminum and copper coil and sheet products to compliment the extruded products and in 2005 the combined distribution business was renamed Loxcreen Metalsource.

The Building Products Group manufactures and distributes window screens and storm doors to retail building products and home improvement stores throughout the southeast from its location in West Columbia, South Carolina and has expanded into custom fabrication of component parts for other original equipment manufacturers utilizing CNC technology.

The Flooring Group was formed by the acquisition of Bengard Manufacturing in Toronto, Canada in 2000. This group produces a wide selection of transitional mouldings and related products for use in both residential and commercial flooring applications at its manufacturing locations in Mississauga, Ontario and in Hayti, Missouri. The acquisition of Kinkead in 2002 positioned the company as the leading supplier of these products in North America.