HOME / ABOUT LACKS / HISTORY & INNOVATION CAREERS CONTACT MENU THE BEGINNING FATHER AND SON MAKE INNOVATION THE FAMILY BUSINESS The automobile and the American dream have been intertwined for more than a century, so it was with considerable ambition and great hopes that a father and son embraced the entrepreneurial spirit over 50 years ago and sought to make a living by selling manufactured parts to the auto industry. John P. Lacks was a salesman representing Holland-based REM Die Casting, Inc., when he recruited his son Richard Lacks Sr., a paint salesman, to form Metalac Corp. in 1961 to machine REM products. A year later, encouraged by their early success, the pair purchased Ace Plating to provide additional metal finishing services and, eventually, Decolac to provide decorative painting capabilities. Within a decade, their business had grown to the point where they were able to make the decision to buy REM and, ultimately, to bring the various organizations under the Lacks umbrella in one location on Cascade Road in Grand Rapids. CONTACT US COMPLETE THE FORM TO MAKE AN INQUIRY SUBMIT LACKS ENTERPRISES, INC (HQ) Grand Rapids, MI | MAP LACKS EUROPE LLC Munich, Germany +49 89 904 914 17 | MAP LACKS JAPAN GODO-KAISHA Tokyo, Japan +81 80 4120 2348 | MAP LACKS SOUTH KOREA Seoul, South Korea +82 10 3677 4917 | MAP LACKS UNITED KINGDOM Oxfordshire, United Kingdom +44 07486 033 202 | MAP SITE MAP SUPPLIER RESOURCES SUPPLIER PORTAL – SUPPLYWEB SUPPLIER PORTAL – QAD STAY CONNECTED © 2021 LACKS ENTERPRISES, INC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

HOME / ABOUT LACKS / CULTURE & COMMUNITY CAREERS CONTACT MENU DIFFERENCES MAKE THE CULTURE AND THE CULTURE BRINGS SUCCESS FOR ALL THAT WE’VE ACHIEVED, WE GIVE BACK We are proud to support the communities that have supported us. Charitable contributions are just one way that Lacks employees build up the institutions, foundations and communities around us. Through employee-led fundraising efforts, Lacks employees have donated over $1.2 million to local Michigan nonprofits since 2003. CONTACT US COMPLETE THE FORM TO MAKE AN INQUIRY SUBMIT LACKS ENTERPRISES, INC (HQ) Grand Rapids, MI | MAP LACKS EUROPE LLC Munich, Germany +49 89 904 914 17 | MAP LACKS JAPAN GODO-KAISHA Tokyo, Japan +81 80 4120 2348 | MAP LACKS SOUTH KOREA Seoul, South Korea +82 10 3677 4917 | MAP LACKS UNITED KINGDOM Oxfordshire, United Kingdom +44 07486 033 202 | MAP SITE MAP SUPPLIER RESOURCES SUPPLIER PORTAL – SUPPLYWEB SUPPLIER PORTAL – QAD STAY CONNECTED © 2021 LACKS ENTERPRISES, INC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.