Celebrating 40 Years at Brainerd Chemical Co.

Mathew (“Mat”) A. Brainerd, Chairman and CEO of Brainerd Chemical Company, Inc. (Tulsa, OK – United States), a family owned and managed distributor with activities in 40 states of the U.S., has recently celebrated his 40th work anniversary. The youngest of three brothers, Mat became President of Brainerd Chemical in 1979, when his father Harold Brainerd, Jr., the company’s founder, was approaching retirement.

Over the last 40 years, Mathew has worked to expand Brainerd’s product line into many new markets, which resulted in the company’s growth from a local chemical outlet to a major chemical supplier. Being very active in industry associations like Alliance for Chemical Distribution  (ACD) or the International Council of Chemical Trade Associations (ICCTA), he is well known also to distributors in Europe from his regular visits to the FECC Congress. Mathew has worked to impact the legislative and regulatory processes in the chemical industry to promote safety and environmental protection.

In November 2016 NACD named Mathew the 2016 Distributor of the Year. According to NACD, recipients of this award “demonstrate outstanding commitment to the chemical distribution community and work steadfastly on behalf of NACD and the entire industry.”

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Helping the Assistance League Help Students

SEPTEMBER 28th, 2017 // Brainerd Chemical, a major regional chemical supplier and distributor, joined the Assistance League of Tulsa to help students obtain school uniforms.

The Tulsa World reported about how Brainerd employees volunteered to help 25 students at Springdale Elementary School with new uniforms as part of Operation School Bell. The Assistance League of Tulsa provides clothing to 3,000 students from Tulsa Public Schools and suburban schools annually.

Each of the 25 students from Springdale received two new school uniforms including pants and shirts, a weekend outfit, a winter coat with gloves, underwear, socks, a pair of shoes and a hygiene kit. The children also received two books and a notepad for writing.

SOURCE Tulsa World

Brainerd Named NACD Distributor of the Year

Image of Mathew A. Brainerd receiving the 2016 NACD Chemical Distributor of the Year Award.

PHOENIX, Nov. 17, 2016 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The National Association of Chemical Distributors (NACD) today named Mathew A. Brainerd, chairman and owner of Brainerd Chemical Company, Inc., the 2016 Distributor of the Year.

Recipients of this award demonstrate outstanding commitment to the chemical distribution community and work steadfastly on behalf of NACD and the entire industry.

Brained is currently the immediate past-chairman of NACD, and has served in several positions within the association since 2009. He also worked to promote global harmonization of the chemical industry during his time as President of the International Council of Chemical Trade Associations.

“Mat has played a critical role in making Brainerd Chemical a best-in-class industry leader,” said Eric R. Byer, president of NACD. “He has devoted an incredible amount of time and effort to his company and the industry as a whole. His leadership of our board and association over the last two years has been exemplary. No one deserves this year’s award more.”

The award was presented at NACD’s 45th Annual Meeting by Tommy Turriff, president of TLC Ingredients, Inc., and the 2015 Distributor of the Year. In presenting the award, Turriff praised Brainerd for his commitment to the industry, saying, “Mat has an incredible enthusiasm for Responsible Distribution and the association’s membership. He has dedicated countless hours and traveled many miles over the years in helping NACD achieve its goals, and it’s an honor to present him with the 2016 Distributor of the Year Award today.”

With more than 3,000 customers in 40 states, Brainerd Chemical is among the ICIS Top 100 U.S. Chemical Distributors and is a major regional provider and distributor of chemicals for research facilities, industrial plants and agricultural operations.

NACD and its over 440 member companies are vital to the chemical supply chain providing products to over 750,000 end users. NACD members are leaders in health, safety, security, and environmental performance through implementation of Responsible Distribution, established in 1991 as a condition of membership and a third-party verified management practice. For more information, visit www.NACD.com.

Contact: Matthew McKinney
(571) 482-3074
mmckinney@NACD.com

SOURCE National Association of Chemical Distributors (NACD)

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