With_PRP people_NN0 shut_VVN in_PRP their_DPS homes_NN2 during_PRP the_AT0 COVID-19_AJ0 pandemic_AJ0 ,_PUN do-it-yourself_AJ0 (_PUL DIY_NN1 )_PUR projects_NN2 exploded_VVN in_PRP popularity_NN1 ._SENT From_PRP birdhouses_NN2 to_PRP bathroom_NN1 renovations_NN2 ,_PUN doorknobs_NN2 to_PRP decks_NN2 ,_PUN making_VVG home_NN1 improvements_NN2 was_VBD one_CRD of_PRF the_AT0 most_AV0 productive_AJ0 ways_NN2 to_TO0 pass_VVI the_AT0 time_NN1 ._SENT 
This_DT0 led_VVD to_PRP an_AT0 increased_AJ0 demand_NN1 for_PRP things_NN2 like_PRP coatings_NN2 ,_PUN sealants_NN2 ,_PUN and_CJC other_AJ0 products_NN2 for_PRP beautifying_VVG ,_PUN improving_VVG ,_PUN and_CJC protecting_VVG one_PNI 's_POS home_NN1 ._SENT RPM_NN0 International_AJ0 Inc._AJ0 ,_PUN the_AT0 Ohio-based_AJ0 company_NN1 responsible_AJ0 for_PRP well-known_AJ0 brands_NN2 such_DT0 as_PRP Rust-Oleum_NN1 ,_PUN DAP_NP0 ,_PUN and_CJC Zinsser_NP0 ,_PUN was_VBD there_EX0 to_TO0 support_VVI DIYers_NN2 worldwide_AV0 ._SENT And_CJC because_CJS RPM_NN0 's_POS procurement_NN1 team_NN1 had_VHD recently_AV0 consolidated_VVN its_DPS suppliers_NN2 ,_PUN it_PNP was_VBD in_PRP a_AT0 better_AJC position_NN1 than_CJS many_DT0 of_PRF its_DPS competitors_NN2 to_TO0 secure_VVI materials_NN2 and_CJC control_NN1 costs_NN2 ._SENT 
The_AT0 company_NN1 ,_PUN which_DTQ has_VHZ nearly_AV0 15_CRD ,_PUN 000_CRD employees_NN2 and_CJC operates_VVZ 124_CRD manufacturing_NN1 sites_NN2 around_PRP the_AT0 world_NN1 ,_PUN just_AV0 concluded_VVD its_DPS own_DT0 DIY_NN1 project_NN1 :_PUN a_AT0 three-year_AJ0 operating_NN1 improvement_NN1 program_NN1 called_VVN MAP_VVB to_PRP Growth_NN1 ._SENT The_AT0 plan_NN1 resulted_VVN in_PRP greater_AJC efficiency_NN1 ,_PUN which_DTQ led_VVD to_PRP accelerated_AJ0 growth_NN1 and_CJC increased_AJ0 value_NN1 for_PRP RPM_NN0 's_POS leading_AJ0 brands_NN2 ,_PUN contributing_VVG to_PRP $_NN0 5.5_CRD billion_CRD in_PRP revenue_NN1 last_ORD year_NN1 and_CJC a_AT0 stock_NN1 price_NN1 that_CJT has_VHZ doubled_VVN since_PRP kicking_VVG off_AVP the_AT0 MAP_NN1 to_PRP Growth_NN1 program_NN1 three_CRD years_NN2 ago_AV0 ._SENT 
"_PUQ Throughout_PRP our_DPS history_NN1 ,_PUN we_PNP have_VHB been_VBN exceptional_AJ0 at_PRP growing_VVG the_AT0 top_AJ0 line_NN1 ._SENT Now_AV0 we_PNP are_VBB a_AT0 much_AV0 more_AV0 efficient_AJ0 business_NN1 as_CJS well_AV0 ,_PUN "_PUQ Sullivan_NP0 says_VVZ ._SENT "_PUQ This_DT0 is_VBZ a_AT0 one-two_CRD punch_NN1 that_DT0 is_VBZ very_AV0 powerful_AJ0 in_PRP terms_NN2 of_PRF our_DPS ability_NN1 to_TO0 compete_VVI and_CJC win_VVI in_PRP the_AT0 consumer_NN1 and_CJC industrial_AJ0 markets_NN2 we_PNP serve_VVB ._SENT It_PNP has_VHZ us_PNP well_AV0 positioned_VVN for_PRP another_DT0 decade_NN1 of_PRF growth_NN1 and_CJC success_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ 
This_DT0 year_NN1 marks_VVZ a_AT0 return_NN1 to_PRP the_AT0 Fortune_NN1 500_CRD for_PRP RPM_NN0 ,_PUN which_DTQ made_VVD the_AT0 list_NN1 once_AV0 before_CJS ,_PUN in_PRP 1994._CRD The_AT0 CEO_NN1 then_AV0 was_VBD Sullivan_NP0 's_POS father_NN1 ,_PUN Thomas_NP0 C_NP0 ._SENT Sullivan_NP0 ,_PUN who_PNQ oversaw_VVB the_AT0 growth_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 company_NN1 from_PRP an_AT0 $_NN0 11_CRD million_CRD business_NN1 in_PRP 1971_CRD ,_PUN the_AT0 year_NN1 he_PNP took_VVD over_AVP ,_PUN to_PRP one_PNI that_CJT posted_VVD nearly_AV0 $_NN0 2_CRD billion_CRD in_PRP sales_NN0 in_PRP 2002._CRD 
"_PUQ My_DPS father_NN1 passed_VVD away_AV0 in_PRP November_NP0 ,_PUN and_CJC I_PNP know_VVB he_PNP would_VM0 have_VHI been_VBN ecstatic_AJ0 to_TO0 learn_VVI that_DT0 RPM_NN0 has_VHZ once_AV0 again_AV0 achieved_VVN the_AT0 great_AJ0 recognition_NN1 of_PRF being_VBG named_VVN a_AT0 Fortune_NN1 500_CRD company_NN1 ,_PUN "_PUQ Sullivan_NP0 says_VVZ ._SENT "_PUQ This_DT0 time_NN1 ,_PUN we_PNP intend_VVB to_TO0 stay_VVI indefinitely_AV0 ._SENT "_PUQ 
