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FAMIS Celebrates 50 Years in Business

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November 22, 2019

MIAMI — Miami-based industrial coatings provider FAMIS Inc. recently celebrated its 50th anniversary. Mario Hernandez Sr. fled Cuba in 1959 as a 17-year-old boy. Lost at sea for eight days, he was eventually rescued by a Norwegian freight boat off the coast of Panama City, Florida. With only the clothes on his back, he was sent to Miami for Immigration and Naturalization processing. With no family, no friends and nowhere to go, he enlisted in the U.S. Army. Empowered by his newfound freedom and as a Cuban national, he hoped to be deployed to help liberate Cuba. The opportunity never came so he spent the next two years in the Army learning a trade, paint and maintenance of military equipment. Little did he know how much of an impact this would make on his life.

Upon his honorable discharge, Hernandez immediately moved back to Miami and began working at Miami Air International as a painter. He quickly moved up the ranks. A foreman at first, he was then promoted to shift manager, and then supervisor.  Unfortunately, the early days of the paint industry were harsh and eventually took a toll on his health. Always pushing ahead, he requested a position change to stock clerk at a local paint company, Jerome A. Taude Co. His hard work ethic rewarded him, and once again, he found himself quickly ascending the ranks. While at Jerome A. Taude Co., he gained extensive professional experience in the trade. He was trained as a batch maker, color matcher and ultimately became a salesman. In May of 1969, he decided to take a leap of faith and become his own boss. It was then that he founded FLORIDA AUTO MARINE INDUSTRIAL SUPPLY, which later became known as FAMIS.

A family man and businessman through and through, Mario introduced his children to the business. Today, two of his sons, Mario Hernandez Jr. and Oscar Hernandez, along with their business partner, Ricardo Miyares, continue the 50-year commitment to quality and service that Mario Sr. started so long ago. FAMIS employs over 40 employees and is a staple in the industrial coatings and chemical industry in the southeastern United States with distribution in Virginia, West Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida and the Caribbean.

Despite its national presence, FAMIS is still firmly owned and operated in Miami. The company was also recently honored with a city proclamation for FAMIS Day and held a special celebration with longtime industry partners and friends at Marlins Park

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