Ben
Roettker
Ben founded the company in 1919, representing some of the same companies and offering the same products that we still provide today. Ben successfully ran the business for 32 years before retiring in 1951.
Ben founded the company in 1919, representing some of the same companies and offering the same products that we still provide today. Ben successfully ran the business for 32 years before retiring in 1951.
Bob
Roettker
Bob Roettker joined
the family business in 1949 and took over for his dad, Ben, in 1951. Bob and his
wife, Jean, raised eight children while Bob grew the company to the point where
he hired two sons, Don and Dick, to help him with his ever-increasing number of
satisfied customers.
The B.H. Roettker Co. was founded in 1919 by Bernard (Ben) Herman
Roettker, who had worked for Moore Oil
servicing the coatings and related industries. Ben saw the need for a reliable source of supply of raw
materials that were being used in the industry. These mineral fillers, pigments, and additives were being
shipped to customers in the midwest from various manufacturers around the country, but were not available in
adequate quantity, nor arriving at the customer's plant when needed. Thus, Ben's distribution business began, on the concept that he would supply his patrons "what they want, when they want it."
Ben's success in taking care of each customer's raw material needs has evolved through his son, Bob, his grandsons, Don and Dick, and his great-grandsons, Brian and Rick, into the fourth generation of a family-owned business that still prides themselves on supplying every customer with "what they want, when they want it."
The business has grown from serving the needs of several coatings manufacturers in southernOhio
servicing the coatings and related industries. Ben saw the need for a reliable source of supply of raw
materials that were being used in the industry. These mineral fillers, pigments, and additives were being
shipped to customers in the midwest from various manufacturers around the country, but were not available in
adequate quantity, nor arriving at the customer's plant when needed. Thus, Ben's distribution business began, on the concept that he would supply his patrons "what they want, when they want it."
Ben's success in taking care of each customer's raw material needs has evolved through his son, Bob, his grandsons, Don and Dick, and his great-grandsons, Brian and Rick, into the fourth generation of a family-owned business that still prides themselves on supplying every customer with "what they want, when they want it."
The business has grown from serving the needs of several coatings manufacturers in southern