St Pete Rubber Company Bouncing Up To Clearwater
St Pete rubber company bouncing up to Clearwater. St. Petersburg’s Goodyear Rubber Products Inc. is moving its base to Clearwater, the company announced Monday. The industrial rubber product distributor said it would relocate its corporate headquarters on Central Avenue in downtown St. Petersburg to 11301 47th St. N in Clearwater at the end of the month, according to a news release.
Goodyear Rubber Products, not to be confused with the national chain Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co., has been based in St. Petersburg for 75 years. As part of its anniversary, the industrial distributor is closing its current headquarters permanently and opening a Goodyear ParkerStore nearby at 1901 First Ave. S by March 1, the release said. In addition, the business will also close its Clearwater shop on 49th Street and open a showroom in the new headquarters.
Goodyear Rubber Products was founded in 1948 by Murray and Jackie Jacobs and is now owned by their son Robert “Bob” Jacobs. They have six locations across Florida’s Gulf Coast in Tampa, Clearwater, St. Petersburg, Bradenton, Fort Myers and Naples, selling industrial and hydraulic hoses and couplings, conveyor and power transmission belts, sheet rubber, fluid sealing products, rubber dock fenders, floor matting and protective clothing. TBT