Early Year Signature Products

It was a nameless floor coating, concocted by N.S. Hillyard in the early 1900’s, which revolutionized the game of basketball indoors by providing a slip-resistant surface on hardwood gym floors. The game, invented in 1891 by James Naismith, exploded in popularity once it moved indoors and Hillyard’s new company matched that growth, expanding its signature products to include Shine-All, a liquid cleaner and polisher, and Pine-O-Cide, a cleaning disinfectant. These early years products set a standard of excellence for Hillyard and propelled the company on an innovative path to success in the sanitary maintenance industry.