SILPRO Acquires RAECO Specialty Cements

Ayer, MA- USA (April 15, 2014) SILPRO LLC is pleased to announce the acquisition of Seattle, WA based RAECO Specialty Cements LLC,  a leading manufacturer of high quality engineered cement-based underlayments, toppings and repair mortars.  Since 1904, RAECO products have been the choice of quality minded professionals in the Pacific Northwest and Western Canada.  The company’s products have been used on numerous high-profile projects for discriminating clients that include Boeing Aerospace, Starbucks, Nordstrom, Intel, Nike and the Seattle Seahawks.


“RAECO Specialty Cements is a natural fit with SILPRO’s premium floor preparation, masonry and concrete repair products and builds upon our commitment to customers to bring them the highest quality products and levels of service in the marketplace today” said Brooks Patterson, President of SILPRO LLC.


This acquisition strengthens SILPRO’s rapidly growing market position in the region and provides the company with a new manufacturing location to support its West Coast customers.  The addition of RAECO extends SILPRO’s line of masonry and concrete repair products and builds upon its reputation for quality products among contractors, engineers and architects.  RAECO’s line of decorative overlayments and polishable toppings solutions compliment SILPRO’s market leading floor preparation products and offer exciting new business opportunities for customers.


Dave Landrey, former President of RAECO, has joined the SILPRO team and will be spearheading the company’s sales and marketing efforts in the Pacific Northwest.  He will be based out of the company’s manufacturing plant in Seattle, WA where RAECO brand products will continue to be produced.  Please join us in welcoming Dave aboard! 


RAECO Specialty Cement products will continue to be sold under the RAECO brand name through leading masonry and concrete repair distributors across North America.

About SILPRO

Over 60 years strong, SILPRO is a leading manufacturer of floor preparation, masonry and concrete restoration products. The company’s products are based on an intimate understanding and appreciation of the issues, problems, and concerns faced by the floor preparation and concrete/masonry repair industries.

Sold primarily through flooring, building product and masonry supply distributors, SILPRO’s success with quality minded professionals is based upon its competitively priced high-performance products and unsurpassed industry knowledge, service and technical assistance.

SILPRO is headquartered in Ayer, MA.

For more information visit www.silpro.com or call (800) 343-1501.