GRAND RAPIDS, MI – For the third time in seven years, The DECC Co., a coating applicator based in Grand Rapids, MI, has made the Inc. 500/5000 list of the nation’s fastest-growing private companies. Coming in at number 2082, DECC posted sales growth of 179 percent over a three-year period and was number 64 out of the top 100 manufacturers on the list.
President and owner Fred Mellema points to the company’s business philosophy as a main contributor to DECC’s success. “We don’t try to be everything to everyone,” he explains. “When a potential customer calls with a coating challenge, if we can’t do it, we will help them find a company that can.” DECC will regularly refer work to its competitors when the company knows a potential customer can get a better price, as well. “We touch every part we coat, so if a part’s geometry lends itself better to a bulk process like dip-spin, we let our potential customers know that.”