{"id":46,"date":"2026-08-24T14:54:59","date_gmt":"2026-08-24T14:54:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/boring-shirley.160-153-191-140.plesk.page\/?page_id=46"},"modified":"2026-09-18T18:37:41","modified_gmt":"2026-09-18T18:37:41","slug":"history","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/spragginsinc.com\/?page_id=46","title":{"rendered":"History"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Our History<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t

A history shaped by growth, experience, and long-term development.<\/h3>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n
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The Spraggins Story<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t

Spraggins Inc has grown through a series of milestones that reflect its commitment to reducing complexity, creating opportunity, and building long-term value. Over nearly five decades, the organization has expanded through new businesses, strategic investments, and a continued focus on serving the people behind the work.<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n

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1978 - Dowling Floor Covering Established <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t
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Founded by Ernie Dowling, focusing on carpet and sheet vinyl distribution and installation for homebuilders.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\"\"\/\t\t\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

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1980 - Acquired by Mike Spraggins Sr. <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t
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The business transitions under new ownership, beginning its next phase of growth.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

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1990 - Renamed Spraggins <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t
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The company adopts the Spraggins name, establishing its identity moving forward.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\"\"\/\t\t\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

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1992 - Second Generation Joins <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t
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Michael Spraggins Jr. joins the company, continuing family leadership into the next generation. <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

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1993 - Expansion into Tile <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t
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Ceramic tile is introduced as an additional core product offering.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

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1999 - Leadership Transition <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t
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Michael Spraggins Jr. is promoted to President.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\"\"\/\t\t\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

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2008 - Navigating the Great Recession <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t
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The company remains operational through one of the most challenging periods in the construction industry.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

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2009 - Expansion into Countertops <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t
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Countertops become part of the company\u2019s core product offering.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\"\"\/\t\t\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

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2011 - Fabrication Capability Added <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t
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The acquisition of Custom Craft Supply introduces in-house countertop fabrication.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

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2015 - Expansion into Cabinets <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t
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Cabinets are added, expanding the company\u2019s interior finish offerings.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

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2016 - Direct Import Model Begins <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t
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The company begins importing products directly from Asia, strengthening supply chain control.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

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2018 - Multi-Family Division Launched <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t
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Expansion into multi-family construction broadens project scope and scale.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

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2020 - GC Sourcing Acquired <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t
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The acquisition supports import operations and strengthens multi-family capabilities.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

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2021 - Contractor Source Established <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t
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A direct-to-consumer business is introduced to serve homeowners.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\"\"\/\t\t\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

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2023 - Integrated Door Established <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t
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Expansion into door and trim through the creation of a dedicated subsidiary.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\"\"\/\t\t\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

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2026 - ARMCOA Acquired <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t
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Entry into the national single-family rental market through acquisition.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

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2026 - Commercial Flooring Division Established <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t
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Expansion into commercial flooring broadens service capabilities.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n

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How Spraggins Operates<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t

Learn how Spraggins Inc supports residential construction through a coordinated interior finish model designed to simplify project execution.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\tView Company Overview\n\t<\/a>\t\t\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Specialized Businesses Each business supports a distinct area of construction and renovation through dedicated services and operational experience.  How Spraggins Operates Spraggins Inc is an organization of specialized businesses supporting different areas of the built environment. Through a shared commitment to disciplined systems and operational excellence, these businesses work to reduce complexity for the people […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":28,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-46","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/spragginsinc.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/46","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/spragginsinc.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/spragginsinc.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/spragginsinc.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/spragginsinc.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=46"}],"version-history":[{"count":56,"href":"https:\/\/spragginsinc.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/46\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1701,"href":"https:\/\/spragginsinc.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/46\/revisions\/1701"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/spragginsinc.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/28"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/spragginsinc.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=46"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}