| 1990 |
Jack
Kahl initiates Manco´s first Duck Challenge Day with a swim in the
company duck pond.
|
| 1991 |
Jack
Kahl is a runner-up in Inc. Magazine´s Entrepreneur of
the Year contest.
Harvard holds the first Ig Nobel Awards, honoring scientific research
that shouldn´t have been conducted. |
| 1992 |
Sam
Walton, founder of Wal-Mart and one of Jack Kahl´s heroes, passes
away on April 5.
The E-Bulb, a 20-year lightbulb, is introduced by Pierre Villere.
|
| 1994
|
Manco
introduces its Housewares product line. |
| 1996 |
Manco´s
corporate headquarters move to Avon, Ohio, just west of Cleveland.
|
| 1997 |
Jack
Kahl shaves his head at Duck Challenge Day to celebrate $175 million
in sales.
John Kahl is promoted to President and COO. |
| 1998 |
Manco
becomes part of The Henkel Group, the world´s #1 consumer adhesives
company.
Manco sponsors the Ig Nobel Awards show, featuring the world´s first
duct tape opera.
|
| 1999 |
Loctite
Consumer products and LePage of Canada are fully integrated into
Manco.
Manco enters the invisible tape market with the launch of One Touch
Tape. |
