2026 PCI 25: No. 18, Star Step Performance Coatings Group, LLC
Star Step Performance Coatings Group reported $63 million in 2025 coatings sales as it expanded its industrial, architectural and flooring portfolio.
Star Step Performance Coatings Group, LLC is a privately held industrial coatings platform serving industrial, OEM manufacturing, architectural and specialty flooring markets through a portfolio of specialized operating companies, including Richard’s Paint, Trinkote Industrial Finishes, ALTA Paints & Coatings and Desert Polymer Flooring. With 2025 coatings sales of $63 million, the company delivers coating technologies for metal, concrete and specialty substrates, supported by decades of technical expertise and customer-driven innovation.
Star Step’s portfolio spans industrial liquid coatings, OEM finishes, architectural paints and sealants, moisture remediation, waterproofing coatings, concrete repair technologies and high-performance resinous flooring systems. Each operating company maintains focused market specialization while leveraging shared manufacturing resources, product-development capabilities and platform-level commercial infrastructure intended to support scalable growth.
18. Star Step Performance Coatings Group, LLC
Hinsdale, IL
CEO: Viktor Sekmakas
2025 Coatings Sales: $63 million
Richard’s Paint, established in 1954, manufactures architectural and protective coatings, sealers and custom formulations for customers across the United States, the Caribbean and Central America. Trinkote Industrial Finishes, founded in 1963, delivers rapid-turnaround and highly customizable industrial and OEM coatings for metal, steel and aluminum applications from its Texas manufacturing facility. ALTA Paints & Coatings provides specialty industrial coatings, application equipment and technical support for contractors serving infrastructure, oil and gas, waterproofing and industrial maintenance markets. Desert Polymer Flooring supplies high-performance resinous flooring, moisture-mitigation and urethane-cement systems for commercial and industrial facilities throughout the U.S. Southwest and beyond.
As the platform continues to expand, Star Step remains focused on strengthening its industrial coatings leadership through advanced manufacturing, technical service, product innovation and strategic acquisitions that broaden its capabilities across OEM, infrastructure, industrial maintenance and performance flooring markets.
Notes: In March, StarStep Alta Coatings LLC acquired Desert Polymer Flooring, adding specialty concrete-flooring systems, waterproofing products, training capabilities and contractor support across the Southwest to the Star Step platform. The Desert Polymer Flooring team remained in place following the acquisition.
Source: Company contact, company website, press releases
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