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Business View Magazine
46 Business View – October
Manufacturing
Pre-Painted
Metal
Specialists
Singular focus makes all
Kenwood Painted Metals
clients a top priority
Kenwood Painted Metals
K
enwood Painted Metals has evolved to supply
goods for a range of industries, including parts
and accessories for the transportation industry,
appliances, office furniture and HVAC systems in the
consumer market to lighting fixtures, roofing, exterior
walls and doors used in construction field.
“We align the coating for the particular application.
All paints have different properties of varying flexibility
or hardness,” said Greg Underwood, the company’s
president. “There are many variables that go into
making a whole paint system. Some coatings have to
be able to move with the metal while others have
to specially withstand environmental impacts. Part of
our success comes from understanding which coating
works best for each application.”
Part of Kenwood’s market penetration stems from
its approach to service and adherence to convenient
and cost-effective methodologies that are also
environmentally sound. The company functions as a
relatively small family enterprisewhere trust and respect
have permeated through all staff. Underwood is both
a chemist and craftsman, as well as a father who takes
pride in working with family members and emphasizing
relationships when it comes to customers, too.
“With some corporate cultures, the customers are
treated more like numbers as opposed to people,” he
said. “Every one of our clients knows who we are, and
we know who they are, too. We value and appreciate
AT A GLANCE
WHO:
Kenwood Painted Metals
WHAT:
Distributor of pre-
painted metals, including
galvanized, galvalume, cold
rolled, aluminum and film
laminates
WHERE:
Olympia Fields, Ill.
WEBSITE:
their business, as well as their needs, the way only
a small business can. And because we’re small, our
customers don’t have to jump through a lot of layers to
access us when they need.”
Kenwood specializes in coil coating, a process in
which a base metal is unwound, cleaned and rinsed.
