Company History
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How We Started
The year was 1948, Ernst Skalla, a German immigrant chemist, after having served five years in the US Armed Forces during World War II, founded S & S Company of Ga, Inc. (now SASCO Chemical Group, LLC) , in Albany, Georgia, as a small three-person operation. Today, we produce over twelve hundred products and distributes them worldwide.
Our History
 1948
S & S Company was founded by Ernst Skalla (a German Immigrant Chemist), after serving five years in the armed forces during World War II.
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1972
Ernst Skalla passed away.
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 1972
Carolyn Skalla and her sons, Randy and Lan Skalla, take over the operation of S & S Company of Ga, Inc.
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1972
S & S Company begins manufacturing industrial cleaners and cleaning products for the food industry.
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 1988
S & S Company develops a line of biomedical products which includes Formalex®, PolyForm-F and Fan Pad G.L.
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 1989
S & S Company signs Distributor Agreement with Pangalark, LTD in Australia.
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1990
S & S Company launches its Rubber Product Line under its flagship Polycoat Series.
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1990
S & S Company signs Distributor Agreement with American Bio Safety in Rocklin, California.
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 1991
S & S Company signs Distributor Agreement with Jones Scientific in Ontario, Canada.
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1994
S & S Company is highlighted in Business Week, July 25th issue. "A Green Industrial Policy Takes Root" - Formaldehyde cleanup made easy and environmentally friendly with S & S Company's Formalex®.
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1995
S & S Company signs Distributor Agreement for biomedical chemicals with FALMA in Japan.
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 1998
S & S Company joins forces with NASA as Fan Pad G.L. takes flight on the shuttle Columbia to be used in the on-board dissection lab.
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1999
Georgia Chamber of Commerce names S & S Company as one of five finalists in the Small Business of the Year Award.
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 2001
GEDA Existing Industry Awards names S & S Company the winner of the Small Manufacturer of the Year Award.
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 2003
S & S Company becomes ISO 9001:2000 Certified.
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 2006
In line with the company logo, S & S Company officially changes their name to SASCO Chemical Group, Inc.
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 2006
The Albany, Georgia Chapter of the Boys and Girls Club dedicated their Education Center on Jefferson Street in honor of Carolyn Skalla-LaSchober and Ernst Skalla.
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 2008
SASCO is re-certified to ISO 9001:2008 standards.
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2009
Third Generation steps in.
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2009
SASCO signs Distributor Agreement with Sanyo Corporation in Japan.
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 2010
SASCO sponsors the SASCO Technology Center at the Jane Willson Boys and Girls Club Center in Albany, Georgia.
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2010
SASCO signs Distributor Agreement with Ed Juline in Mexico.
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2011
SASCO unveils new Technical Center in Macon, GA as the hub for Research & Development, Rubber Lab and Pilot Plant.
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 2011
SASCO begins construction on production and office addition to the Albany Plant.
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2011
SASCO signs Distributor Agreement with Quelaris in South America.
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2011
SASCO signs Distributor Agreement with Berceo in Spain.
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 2012
SASCO appoints Hubron Specialty as their representative in the United Kingdom.
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2012
SASCO receives National Award of Merit from the Boys & Girls Clubs of America
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2012
The Albany-Dougherty Economic Development Commission presented SASCO the Global Commerce Award.
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2012
SASCO was presented the Medium Sized Business Award from the Albany Area Black Expo.
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2012
SASCO's Chief Operating Officer, Rusty Skalla, was honored by Deerfield Windsor School with the inaugural Distinguished Alumni Award for under 40.
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2013
SASCO opens our new global sales office in Atlanta, GA.
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2014
SASCO received the Presidential Award for Exports.
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 2014
SASCO's President, Marc Skalla, was appointed to the Executive Committee and as the Southeast Regional Vice Chair of the National Association of Manufacturers.
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2015
Governor Nathan Deal recognized SASCO with the Globe Award for entering into a new international market.
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2015
SASCO's President, Marc Skalla, was nominated to the Chair position of Meals on Wheels Atlanta.
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