S.C. Johnson Timeline
1886 Samuel C. Johnson starts his business
1888 S.C. Johnson puts out his first wax product
1900 Samuel C. Johnson starts offering free vacations to employees to make it a good place to work
1906 Herbert F. Johnson Sr. makes S.C. Johnson a family company
1914 S.C. Johnson makes their first company in Britain
1915 S.C. Johnson starts Racine YMCA to prove that they can lead
1917 S.C. Johnson become the first company to offer profit share to employees
1917 S.C. Johnson in Australia founded
1920 S.C. Johnson in Canada founded
1922 Herbert F. Johnson starts a community fund in Racine
1927 In a speech Herbert F. Johnson summarizes their principles
1934 Despite the Great Depression, S.C. Johnson establishes a pension plan for employees
1935 Herbert F. Johnson Jr. leads an expedition to Brazil 15,000 miles to find wax for products
1937 S.C. Johnson in Brazil founded
1937 a product was made by Johnson foundation by H.F. Johnson Jr.
1939 Hospitalization plan started when opening of the new administration was made by Frank Lloyd Wright
1939 S.C. Johnson's Frank Lloyd Wright-designed headquarters in Racine opens
1940 The company decided not to fire people because they were a strong company
1945 About 200 employees of S.C. Johnson serve in WWII. Jobs were held for the employees who wanted to come back to work.
1946 S.C. Johnson in Belgium and France founded
1950 S.C. Johnson's Frank Lloyd Wright-designed research center opens
1888 S.C. Johnson puts out his first wax product
1900 Samuel C. Johnson starts offering free vacations to employees to make it a good place to work
1906 Herbert F. Johnson Sr. makes S.C. Johnson a family company
1914 S.C. Johnson makes their first company in Britain
1915 S.C. Johnson starts Racine YMCA to prove that they can lead
1917 S.C. Johnson become the first company to offer profit share to employees
1917 S.C. Johnson in Australia founded
1920 S.C. Johnson in Canada founded
1922 Herbert F. Johnson starts a community fund in Racine
1927 In a speech Herbert F. Johnson summarizes their principles
1934 Despite the Great Depression, S.C. Johnson establishes a pension plan for employees
1935 Herbert F. Johnson Jr. leads an expedition to Brazil 15,000 miles to find wax for products
1937 S.C. Johnson in Brazil founded
1937 a product was made by Johnson foundation by H.F. Johnson Jr.
1939 Hospitalization plan started when opening of the new administration was made by Frank Lloyd Wright
1939 S.C. Johnson's Frank Lloyd Wright-designed headquarters in Racine opens
1940 The company decided not to fire people because they were a strong company
1945 About 200 employees of S.C. Johnson serve in WWII. Jobs were held for the employees who wanted to come back to work.
1946 S.C. Johnson in Belgium and France founded
1950 S.C. Johnson's Frank Lloyd Wright-designed research center opens