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The company's principal product at that time was parquet flooring, later adding other floor care products such as Johnson's Prepared Wax, Johnson's Dance Wax, and Johnson's Wood Dye. [5] Under Herbert Fisk Johnson Sr., the company expanded worldwide, establishing its first subsidiary in the United Kingdom in 1914. [6]
In 1967, Johnson became chairman of S. C. Johnson & Son, Inc., and turned a $171 million floor wax company into a multibillion-dollar empire of four global companies which in 2004 employed over 28,000 people and sold products in 110 countries.
Pledge is an American cleaning product made by S. C. Johnson & Son. [1] First sold in 1958, [2] it is used to help dust and clean. Pledge is known as Pliz in France, and Blem in Argentina. [3] In several countries, it is sold as Pronto.
Johnson Wax Professional had been a subsidiary of S. C. Johnson & Son until 1999, when it was spun off. [10] In November 2009, Clayton, Dubilier & Rice acquired 46 percent of JohnsonDiversey. [11] In March 2010, JohnsonDiversey changed its name to Diversey, Inc., with a new tagline, "for a cleaner, healthier future." [12]
In 1886, he purchased the flooring business from the company and renamed it Johnson's Prepared Paste Wax Company. A few years later he established his own factory for manufacturing floor waxes and wood finishes. When his son, Herbert Fisk Johnson, Sr., became a partner in 1906, the firm was renamed S. C. Johnson & Son. [2]
Blem was a S. C. Johnson & Son brand of wax furniture refinishing compound introduced in 1955. [1] The original product came in a red toothpaste-type tube with the brand name (in all caps) in white lettering. The product was launched in a give-away special offer with a can of Pride polish. [2]