Home » About » Company History About Us Introduction Executive Leadership Corporate Vision, Mission & Values We Care Company History Board of Directors Our Story OVER THE YEARS  1947 Founded John H. Mueller, Robert M. Mueller, John S. Mathias, and Roy E. Boxmeyer, found Private Brands, Inc.  1956 Purchase of Gordons® Private Brands, Inc. purchases Geo. C. Gordon Chemical Company and the Johnston Chemical Company.  1968 Trimec® Patent Acquired Recognizing rapid growth in the professional turf industry, PBI-Gordon acquires the patent for Trimec® herbicide products, which would become the Company’s largest product line.  1970 PBI-Gordon Corp. Established Private Brands, Inc. becomes PBI-Gordon Corporation, and establishes the Gordon Chemicals line of agricultural products, and the Gordon RX line of home and garden products.  1974 Management Change W. Everett Mealman assumes management control of the company.  1994 ESOP Process Begins The PBI-Gordon Corporation Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) is formed and purchases a majority ownership interest in the Company from nine selling stockholders.  2000 PRN Pharmacal Acquisition The acquisition of animal health producer and distributor PRN Pharmacal is completed and merged into Pegasus operations.  2002 100% ESOP The ESOP purchases the remaining non-ESOP ownership interest. PBI-Gordon becomes 100% employee-owned on November 1, 2002.  2010 Lambert Kay® Acquisition PBI-Gordon acquires the Lambert Kay® line of pet products from Church & Dwight Co.  2013 Pet-Ag® Acquisition PBI-Gordon acquires 100% ownership of the stock of Pet-Ag®, Inc., a leading producer of companion animal milk replacer products.  2018 New Headquarters PBI-Gordon relocates to its new corporate headquarters in Shawnee, Kansas.  2020 New Holding Company PBI-Gordon Companies, Inc. is formed to support continued growth across the enterprise. MORE TO COME Read More About Us Executive Leadership Board of Directors Company History Corporate Vision, Mission & Values We Care Privacy and Terms 22701 West 68th Terrace Shawnee, KS 66226 Phone: 816.421.4070 © 2021 PBI-Gordon Companies, Inc., a 100% employee-owned company. All rights reserved.