The Painting Company

What The Painting Company does

The Painting Company (TPC) is a privately held, family-owned commercial and industrial painting contractor founded in 1979 by Jeffrey L. Asman as a sole proprietorship in Ohio and currently headquartered at 6969 Industrial Parkway, Plain City, OH. The firm provides professional painting, coating, and specialty finishing services for commercial, institutional, and industrial facilities, including interior/exterior painting, historic restoration with lead paint abatement (notably the $130 million Ohio Statehouse project covering 160,000 square feet across 70+ historically accurate shades), intumescent fireproofing, Venetian plaster, acoustic finishes, and certified resinous floor and wall systems. Customer work spans healthcare (Dublin Methodist, Nationwide Children's Hospital), higher education (multiple Ohio State University facilities, University of Kentucky, Denison, Miami University, University of Cincinnati), government (Ohio Statehouse, Tennessee Titans LP Field, VA Outpatient Clinic), sports and entertainment (Ohio Stadium, Nationwide Arena, Walt Disney World), and corporate/retail clients (Cardinal Health, Abercrombie & Fitch, Easton Town Center), delivered primarily as a subcontractor to general contractors including Skanska USA.

The business model is professional-services/project-based: TPC bids on individual painting scopes for large commercial construction and renovation projects, executes via a deployed craft workforce (50+ painters on the largest jobs), and prices through project-specific quotations rather than published rate cards. The company maintains a portfolio of trade certifications — OSHA 10/30, SSPC, NACE, ICRI, First Aid/CPR, Drug-Free Workplace, plus certified-installer status with Dumond Chemical, Modern Masters, Spatula Stuhhi, General Polymers, Sika, Master Coating Technologies, and Duroplex — that pre-qualify it for federal, healthcare, and specialty restoration bids. The go-to-market is enterprise field sales: bidding directly to general contractors, property owners, and institutional buyers across the Midwest and Southeast, supported by a project-portfolio website and social media presence. Ownership and operational leadership remain concentrated in the Asman family (Jeffrey, David, Terry, and Brent Asman), with no external investors, parent company, or M&A activity indicated.

Name

The Painting Company

Legal name

The Painting Company

Website

https://thepaintingcompany.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1979

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

The Painting Company is a family-owned commercial and industrial painting contractor founded in 1979, serving general contractors and institutional clients across the U.S. with painting, specialty coatings, historic restoration, and lead paint abatement services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Commercial Painting & Coating Services

NAICS

Painting and Wall Covering Contractors (23832), Painting and Wall Covering Contractors (238320)

akta.pro primary industry

Architectural & Decorative Painting (Interior/Exterior) (IMAIAKAA)

Keywords

• Commercial painting services
• Industrial coating services
• Historic restoration painting
• Specialty decorative finishes
• Floor coating systems

Headquarters

HQ city

Plain City

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Commercial Painting Services: The company generates revenue through providing professional painting, decorating, and coating services to commercial clients including general contractors, healthcare facilities, educational institutions, government entities, hospitality businesses, and corporate headquarters. Projects are bid on and completed on a contract basis.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

The Painting Company provides professional painting, decorating, and coating services for commercial, industrial, and institutional facilities across the United States. Core offerings include commercial painting, industrial protective coatings, specialty finishes such as Venetian plaster and acoustic treatments, floor coating systems, lead paint removal and abatement, intumescent fireproofing, and historic restoration painting. Services are delivered by certified craftsmen and technicians who travel nationwide to bid on and complete projects for general contractors, healthcare facilities, universities, government entities, hospitality properties, and corporate headquarters.

Product overview

The Painting Company is a commercial and industrial painting contractor founded in 1979, offering a unified set of painting, decorating, and coating services. The company operates as a single-service business rather than a platform architecture, providing professional painting services across multiple sectors including healthcare, education, government, sports, hospitality, and industrial facilities. Their core offerings include commercial painting, industrial coatings, and specialty finishes such as Venetian plaster, acoustic treatments, and intumescent fireproofing. Services are delivered by their team of technicians, designers, and craftsmen who travel throughout the United States.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Commercial Painting Services Professional painting and coating services for commercial buildings including offices, retail spaces, and corporate facilities across the United States, delivered as project-based contracts.
• Industrial Painting Services Painting and protective coating applications for industrial facilities, warehouses, manufacturing plants, and distribution centers, requiring durability, chemical resistance, and safety compliance.
• Specialty Finishes & Decorative Coatings Decorative and specialty coating applications including Venetian plaster (Spatula Stuhhi), acoustic finishes for performing arts facilities, intumescent fireproofing for fire protection, and decorative wall systems.
• Floor Coating Systems Certified installation of General Polymers Flooring Systems, Sika Flooring Systems, Master Coating Technologies, and Duroplex Wall Systems for industrial and commercial floors.
• Historic Restoration Painting Restoration and renovation painting services for historic buildings including lead paint removal (using Dumond Chemical's Peel Away 1), ornamental plaster repair, and period-appropriate color matching.
• Healthcare Facility Painting Painting services for hospitals, medical centers, and healthcare facilities with environment-specific color schemes and sterile environment requirements (e.g., Dublin Methodist Hospital, Nationwide Children's Hospital).
• Sports & Recreation Facility Painting High-durability painting for sports stadiums, athletic centers, recreation facilities, and fitness clubs designed to withstand high-traffic environments (e.g., Ohio Stadium 100,000+ seat renovation, Nationwide Arena, Tennessee Titans LP Field).
• Educational Facility Painting Painting services for universities, colleges, schools, libraries, and educational institutions including acoustic and specialty finishes (e.g., Ohio State University Fisher College of Business, Ross Heart Hospital, Moritz College of Law, Hamilton Hall; University of Kentucky William T. Young Library).
• Hospitality & Retail Painting Painting and finishing services for hotels, resorts, shopping centers, and retail establishments requiring upscale aesthetics (e.g., Gaylord Resort & Convention Center, Wilderness Lodge at Walt Disney World, Easton Town Center).
• Government & Public Facility Painting Painting services for government buildings, military facilities, public safety buildings, government offices, and civic structures (e.g., Ohio Statehouse, Department of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic, Tennessee Titans LP Field).

Quantifiable outcome

• Completed $130 million Ohio Statehouse restoration on time and within budget
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers17 records

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Skanska USAcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorGeneral contractor partnership where The Painting Company serves as subcontractor for large-scale commercial painting projects. Skanska Operations Manager Mike Rayburn provided testimonial: 'I think two words describe The Painting Company: efficient and partner.'
• Valvoline Instant Oil ChangecoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorThe Painting Company has completed painting projects for Valvoline corporate facilities. Valvoline Director of Construction Joe Schindler stated: 'they are the best and most professional painting contractor that we have used.'

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• CertaPro Painters: National commercial and residential painting franchise network with regionalized franchisee execution. Operates a similar business model of bidding and delivering interior/exterior painting for commercial and institutional clients, with comparable specialty-coating offerings and a broad footprint across the US.
• Fresh Coat: National painting franchise offering commercial and residential interior/exterior painting services. Comparable in serving property managers, businesses, and institutional clients with bid-based project delivery.
• Stuart Dean: Commercial painting, restoration, and architectural metal services firm specializing in historic preservation, specialty coatings, and protective finishes for institutional and corporate clients — closely aligned with TPC's historic restoration and specialty coating capabilities.
• Hirshfield's: Midwest-based commercial painting contractor and paint retailer with a long operating history serving institutional, corporate, and industrial clients. Comparable in regional commercial painting contractor model with multi-generational family ownership.
• Five Star Painting: Residential and commercial painting franchise operating across the US. Comparable in providing both interior/exterior painting and specialty finishes for institutional and commercial customers, with a similar focus on certification-driven quality positioning.

Broad incumbents

• PPG Industries: Global paint and coatings manufacturer serving architectural, industrial, and protective coatings markets. Comparable as a major coatings ecosystem player whose product specifications and certified-applicator programs (similar to SSPC/NACE) shape the competitive environment for TPC.
• Benjamin Moore: Architectural paint manufacturer with strong presence in commercial and institutional channels. Indirectly comparable as a coatings ecosystem incumbent whose specifications, certifications, and contractor programs influence TPC's product selection and customer expectations.
• Sherwin-Williams: Global paint manufacturer and largest North American coatings company. While primarily a product manufacturer, it operates commercial painting services divisions and sets the de facto specification standards that govern commercial painters like TPC, making it a broad incumbent in the same value chain.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/ThePaintingCompany.Asman
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https://thepaintingcompany.com/&title=&summary=&source=

Compliance14 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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