Cooley Group 100th Anniversary

2025-2026 Bill 5492: Cooley Group 100th Anniversary - South Carolina Legislature Online

South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026
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H. 5492
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House Resolution
Sponsors: Reps. B. Newton, Alexander, Anderson, Atkinson, Bailey, Ballentine, Bamberg, Bannister, Bauer, Beach, Bernstein, Bowers, Bradley, Brewer, Brittain, Burns, Bustos, Calhoon, Caskey, Chapman, Chumley, Clyburn, Cobb-Hunter, Collins, Cox, Crawford, Cromer, Davis, Dillard, Duncan, Edgerton, Erickson, Ford, Forrest, Frank, Gagnon, Garvin, Gatch, Gibson, Gilliam, Gilliard, Gilreath, Govan, Grant, Guest, Guffey, Haddon, Hager, Hardee, Harris, Hart, Hartnett, Hartz, Hayes, Henderson-Myers, Herbkersman, Hewitt, Hiott, Hixon, Holman, Hosey, Howard, Huff, J.E. Johnson, J.L. Johnson, Jones, Jordan, Kilmartin, King, Kirby, Landing, Lastinger, Lawson, Ligon, Long, Lowe, Luck, Magnuson, Martin, McCabe, McCravy, McDaniel, McGinnis, C. Mitchell, D. Mitchell, Montgomery, J. Moore, T. Moore, Morgan, Moss, Neese, W. Newton, Oremus, Pace, Pedalino, Pope, Rankin, Reese, Rivers, Robbins, Rose, Rutherford, Sanders, Schuessler, Scott, Sessions, G.M. Smith, M.M. Smith, Spann-Wilder, Stavrinakis, Taylor, Teeple, Terribile, Vaughan, Waters, Weeks, Wetmore, White, Whitmire, Wickensimer, Williams, Willis, Wooten and Yow
Document Path: LC-0497VR-EB26.docx
Introduced in the House on April 2, 2026
Adopted by the House on April 2, 2026
Summary: Cooley Group 100th Anniversary
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4/2/2026

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RESOLUTION

To recognize the Cooley Group for their continuous
efforts to sustainably meet the needs of customers worldwide and to congratulate
them upon their 100th anniversary.

W
hereas, this year Cooley
Group marks its 100th anniversary, building on a century of innovation,
collaboration, and sustainability to meet the evolving needs of customers
worldwide. To commemorate this milestone, Cooley Group will host a 100 Year
Anniversary Celebration on Thursday, May 7 at the Lancaster facility; and

W
hereas, Cooley Group
is a global leader in the design, development, and manufacturing of
sustainable, high-performance industrial geomembranes and coated textiles.
Founded in 1926 and headquartered in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, Cooley Group has
spent a century advancing polymeric technology across six business units:
Healthcare, Containment, Waterproofing, Print Media, Sign & Shade, and
Custom Solutions, and distributes its products in over 50 countries on six
continents; and

W
hereas, the Lancaster branch,
established in 2001, has been one of the premier manufacturers in Lancaster,
contributing greatly to the local economy, specializing in manufacturing
geomembranes, that use a diversity of proprietary polymer chemistry formulas,
powered by state-of-the-art polymer extrusion equipment; and

W
hereas, these Lancaster-made Cooley
Group products serve a wide range of industries and high-profile customers,
including the largest producer of billboard print media in North America,
commercial roofing on the Tesla Gigafactory in Texas, and the floating cover on
the De Grendel Water Reserve in Cape Town, South Africa. In 2024 the SC
Manufacturing Leadership Council, a division of the National Association of
Manufacturers, named Cooley Group as the Manufacturer of the Year; and

W
hereas, Cooley Group collaborates
with leading global brands to develop proprietary, first-of-its-kind solutions
that address some of the world's most demanding applications. Its
award-winning, diversified portfolio is marketed and distributed globally, and
has been used in high-profile environmental protection, water, fuel, and chemical
containment, as well as military uses, outdoor advertising, and commercial
roofing projects; and

W
hereas, innovation and
sustainability remain central to Cooley Group's success and their
state-of-the-art R&D Innovation Center is operated by industry-leading
chemists and equipped with advanced material testing and prototype extrusion
capabilities. Combined with the Company's digitally enhanced manufacturing
operations across multiple North American facilities, Cooley Group remains at
the forefront of the engineered polymeric solutions market; and

W
hereas, Cooley Group's
commitment to sustainable chemistry extends beyond product development. Through
rigorous process controls, exhaustive safety practices, responsive technical
support, and a global take-back program that repurposes polymers at the end of
a product's initial life, Cooley Group actively advances circular manufacturing
practices. The Company's ISO certifications further reinforce a long-standing
dedication to continuous improvement, environmental responsibility, and
operational excellence; and

W
hereas, the members of
the South Carolina House of Representatives are thankful for all the work Cooley
Group does to improve the economy and community in Lancaster, as well as meeting
all of their customers' needs globally in sustainable and innovative ways over
the last 100 years. Now, therefore,

B
e it resolved by the
House of Representatives
:

T
hat the members of the
South Carolina
House of Representatives
,
by this resolution, recognize Cooley Group for their continuous efforts to
sustainably meet the needs of customers worldwide and congratulate them upon
their 100th anniversary.

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