About Us
History
STRATCO® was founded in 1928 by Mr. C. W. Stratford, in Kansas City, Missouri. In those days, the USA "hub" for lubricating greases was Kansas City. Stratford designed and patented a mixer, known as the STRATCO® Contactor™ reactor, for mixing lubricating greases. The first Contactor reactor, installed in 1929, is still operating today!
The story continues when C. W. Stratford and one of his friends in the oil industry were on a train to New York in the 1930s. The conversation turned to using the Contactor reactor to mix products. War efforts during this era were generating a critical need for large volumes of high octane aviation fuel. Stratford and several major oil companies co-developed the Alkylation process.
C. W. and Mr. Westinghouse were friends, and the Government called upon them for Alkylation equipment and technology. Refiners installed our Contactor reactors utilizing either sulfuric acid or hydrofluoric acid as the catalyst. STRATCO® would go on to maintain aggressive research and development in the Alkylation process.
Timeline
- 1970's: Ward A. Graham, a chemical engineer with Stratford Engineering for 18 years, bought controlling interest of the company and began to rebuild and expand with the new name of Stratford/Graham Engineering. Unfortunately, Mr. and Mrs. Graham passed away less than two years later. His daughter, Diane was elected Chairman of the Board in 1981 and then President in June of that same year.
- 1980's: Diane becomes the sole owner of STRATCO®, Inc.
- STRATCO® added process and mechanical improvements to existing technologies and equipment designs. Research and Development efforts were increased to include mixing products for companies in numerous industries: foods, pharmaceutical ointments, nutritional drinks, asphalt, soaps and lotions. We conducted research for companies using their own formulations or STRATCO's own, depending on client needs.
- 1990's: In Alkylation, a trend toward the sulfuric acid catalyzed process occurred in this era, with STRATCO's Effluent Refrigerated Process as the premier option. With the global demand for safe, environmentally friendly process technologies, STRATCO® licensed 85% of all Alkylation units installed worldwide.
- 2003: Diane Graham sells the Alkylation Division to DuPont
- 2004: After years of R & D on Asphalt Rubber, ECOPATH is founded and offers equipment design and process technology for modified asphalt that uses crumb rubber from waste tires.
- 2005: ECOPATH Holdings LLC sold Asphalt Rubber Blending Units into both Spain and Russia. From the deserts of Arizona to the frozen tundra of Siberia, ECOPATH Holdings LLC expands its reach in changing our world's roads.
Customer List
- Ace Asphalt - Phoenix, Arizona, USA
- Asfaltomeros - Madrid, SPAIN
- Asphalt Paving and Supply - Prescott Valley, Arizona, USA
- Argosy Technologies - Moscow, RUSSIA
- Brimhall Sand Rock - Snowflake, Arizona, USA
- California Commercial Asphalt, LLC - San Diego, California, USA
- Century Asphalt - Houston, Texas, USA
- CEMEX USA - Phoenix, Arizona, USA
- C. S. McCrossan - Tolleson, Arizona, USA
- City of Denver - Denver, Colorado, USA
- Desert Road Builders - Yuma, Arizona, USA
- Fann Contracting - Prescott, Arizona, USA
- Fisher Industries - Tempe, Arizona, USA
- Granite Construction - Tucson, Arizona, USA
- Granite Construction North West - Everett, Washington, USA
- Granite Construction - Indio, California, USA
- Hatch Construction & Paving - Taylor, Arizona, USA
- Kiewit Western Company - Phoenix, Arizona, USA
- LTR Asphalt Products - South Gate, California, USA
- Meadow Valley Contractors - Phoenix, Arizona, USA
- M C K Services (NorCal Blending, LLC) - Martinez, California, USA
- New West Materials - Phoenix, Arizona, USA
- Rinker Materials - Phoenix, Arizona, USA
- RJ Noble Contracting - Orange, California, USA
- Security Paving Co, Inc. - Sun Valley, California, USA
- Skanska, Inc. - Riverside Side, California, USA
- Southwest Materials - Tucson, Arizona, USA
- Southwest Asphalt Paving - Tempe, Arizona, USA
- South West Iron - Henderson, Nevada, USA
- Surgutneftegas - Surgut, RUSSIA
- Swedish Road Administration - Stockholm, SWEDEN
- The Ashton Company - Tucson, Arizona, USA
- Trap Rock Industries, Inc - Trenton, New Jersey, USA
- Tucson Ready Mix -Tucson, Arizona, USA
- Vulcan Materials - Phoenix, Arizona, USA
- Wilder Construction - Everett, Washington, USA
Links
Links
- STRATCO®, Inc.
STRATCO stands at the leading edge of lubricating grease, asphalt roofing mixing technologies. An Engineering firm that designs and manufactures equipment for various petrochemical processes and continues with the commitment to research and development improving existing mixing, reacting, and blending technologies. - The STRATCO® Global
The STRATCO® Global Family of companies is devoted to providing the technology, equipment and products that make the world safer, cleaner and better. We are committed to the continued development and production of equipment and materials that will last longer, perform better and provide significant benefits to the world's ecology. - Asphalt Rubber Technology Service (ARTS)
The Asphalt Rubber Technology Service is a partnership between South Carolina's Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC), and Clemson University. It was created for the purpose of promoting, designing, and testing the use of recycled scrap tires in rubberized asphalt and other civil infrastructure applications. - Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT)
Provides data on highway conditions, complete with camera from freeway traffic camera, and information on related programs and services. 2113 - California Department of Transportation (CALTRANS)
Caltrans manages more than 45,000 miles of California's highway and freeway lanes, provides inter-city rail services, permits more than 400 public-use airports and special-use hospital heliports, and works with local agencies. Caltrans carries out its mission of improving mobility across California with six primary programs: Aeronautics, Highway Transportation, Mass Transportation, Transportation Planning, Administration and the Equipment Service Center. - Crumb Rubber Manufacturers (CRM)
Crumb Rubber Manufacturers has been supplying the asphalt industry for over 20 years and is the largest crumb rubber producer in the Western United States. CRM specializes int he production and supply of crumb rubber for various asphalt rubber technologies. 1893 - LB Performance Paving
LeeBoy paving and grading equipment can be seen on job sites throughout the world. Since 1964, LeeBoy has designed and manufactured superior commercial asphalt pavers and is the industry leader. - National Asphalt Pavement Association (NAPA)
The National Asphalt Pavement Association is the only trade association that exclusively represents the interests of the Hot Mix Asphalt producer and paving contractor on the national level with Congress, government agencies, and other national trade and business organizations. - National Center of Asphalt Technology (NCAT)
The National Center for Asphalt Technology (NCAT) was created in 1986 through an agreement between the National Asphalt Pavement Association (NAPA) Research and Education Foundation and Auburn University. The visionary leadership of dozens of individuals, in conjunction with companies associated with the Hot Mix Asphalt (HMA) industry, large and small, brought about this joint venture at a truly appropriate time. - Rubber Pavements Association (RPA)
Dedicated to encouraging greater usage of high quality, cost effective asphalt pavements containing recycled tire rubber.