A Word from the CEO – 135 Years at Wisdom

135 Years at Wisdom

Jeff Wisdom, Wisdom Adhesives Chairman and CEO

It is with great pride that I am writing to tell you that we are celebrating our 135th Anniversary of providing the best in industrial adhesives to our customers. As we head into our 135th consecutive year of business as the longest running adhesives company in North America, we want to thank all of our customers, employees and the communities in which we operate. Wisdom Adhesives was built on one premise; serve the customer well and the business will grow. It is a premise that is still the foundation of our company.

Getting to 135 years has not been easy. Wisdom Adhesives has experienced many highs and lows. Founded in 1875 on Canal Street in downtown Chicago by my great great grandfather, Phillip Wisdom, Wisdom has weathered the Great Depression, rationing of raw materials during World Wars I and II, increasing competition as well as the incredible changes in technology.

Wisdom Adhesives has been, and continues to be, an innovator and manufacturer of environmentally compatible industrial adhesives. We are especially proud of our key programs directed by, and for, our customers and include our:

GreenBond Sustainable Adhesives Product Line
GreenBond Scorecard – the adhesives industry’s first sustainable scoring system.
Other recent key innovations such as:
- and ClearBond hot melt adhesives that provide extended mileage and runnability for cleaner use and reduced consumption.
Efficient Compact Organization (ECO2) – Our organizational structure that focuses on only to levels of reporting – from the shop floor to senior management – and gives our customers a higher rate of response and efficiency.
WizNet – the adhesives industry’s fastest on-line ordering and information system.
Research and continued investment in environmentally safe adhesives.
Wisdom Family Foundation which makes us proud of our activities in the communities where we do business.

All of our programs are part of the “Wisdom Way” of doing business.

I would again like to thank all of our customers, employees and communities for your support over the last 135 years as we look forward to the next 135.

Thank you.

Best Regards,