Bagged Rock Salt+
In order to more efficiently supply bagged rock salt we began bagging it ourselves. This product, called Rock Salt+, rounds out our packaged salt & deicing line. Avaiable in totes and 50lb bags.
Farmington Warehouse Opens
Opened a distribution hub in Farmington Michigan at 32700 Farmington Road to service customers ordering bags or jugs in pallet quantities rather than entire flatbeds.
Duluth MN / Superior WI Market Established
Added a bulk distribution point on the far west side of Lake Superior to service Wisconsin & Minnesota
Alpena Market Established
Added a bulk distribution point in Alpena to service customers in Grand Traverse and surrounding counties.
Chicago Market Established
Added a bulk distribution point in Chicago to cost effectively service customers in Cook and surrounding counties.
Muskegon Market Established
Added a bulk distribution point in Muskegon to cost effectively service customers in Kent and surrounding counties
Saginaw Market Established
Added a bulk distribution point in Saginaw to cost effectively service customers in Genesee and surrounding counties
Green Earth Jugs
Green Earth jugs were brought to the market for the first time to complement our existing Icinator line
Rail Car Salt
Domestic salt issues in 2018 were especially pronounced in Michigan. To supplement our foreign offerings we brought in salt by rail car to South-East Michigan. This required precise coordination so the rail cars could continously transload into gravel trains and be taken directly to the customer.
Egyptian Salt
To address a domestic supply shortage MeritHall brought in a panamax vessel from Egypt which transloaded in Montreal onto Lake Freighters; ultimately bound for Detroit.
Icinator Jugs
Icinator Jugs were first introduced as we expanded packaging capabilities.
Green Earth Bags
Green Earth bags were brought to the market for the first time to completement our existing Icinator Line
Entrepreneur Magazine
Named one of “Best Entrepreneurial Companies in America” by Entrepreneur Magazine. MeritHall was listed as a Controller, a group they described as “know[ing] what their customers want before their customers even ask.”
Inc 5000
Named to the Inc 5000 as one of the fastest-growing private companies in America. With a 3-year-growth of 2443%, MeritHall was #1 in the state of Michigan, and #165 on the list overall.
Icinator Bags Introduced
Icinator 50 and 25 lb bags were introduced as our first packaged product available in Michigan.
Snow Business Magazine
Travis Gorski was featured as a Snow All Stars in Snow Business magazine.
Livonia Office Opens
MeritHall opens in Livonia to service customers in Metro Detroit