18. Farrell-Calhoun Inc.
Memphis, TN
90l/526.2211
President: Anthony Ward
Chairman of the Board: Derek Ward
2022 Coatings Sales: $71.39 million
Founded by John J. Farrell and T. Finley Calhoun, Farrell-Calhoun has been supplying the Southeast and Mid-South with premium-quality paints and coatings for over 115 years. Farrell-Calhoun is a manufacturer of architectural and industrial-maintenance coatings. The company has distribution throughout the Mid-South and Southeast through 43 company-owned stores and a network of around 138 dealers.
Notes: In 2022, former President/CEO John A. Ward Jr. retired. His sons now lead the company. Anthony Ward, is now the President, and Derek Ward, is the Chairman of the Board, in charge of Manufacturing and Technical.
Source: Company contact, press releases