Whitney Kneffler

How to Select Durable and Moisture-Resistant Basement Wall Coatings In this article, we’re taking a look at the different types of paints best suited for use on the walls of basements–and what Gellner has to offer the coatings industry when it comes to concrete and similar substrates.  The Challenge of Maintaining and Painting Concrete Basement Walls Coating and maintaining concrete basement walls presents a few challenges. First, concrete substrates tend to be difficult to coat. As we’ve discussed in a previous article, concrete is a porous material, so even though it makes for a strong substrate and durable material for […]

Gellner Industrial, LLC is proud to celebrate over 45 years of innovation in water-based acrylic polymers, a major milestone for our company. We’ve grown significantly from our humble beginnings, with a long history of overcoming challenges and expanding our business until we became the company that we are today.  The Early Days: An Innovative Start in a Difficult Economy In March of 1980, Otto Gellner started what would eventually become Gellner Industrial in a modest 750 sq ft lab in Millington, NJ. At the time, starting a business was difficult–high inflation and interest rates had become a major problem for […]