The Merco Tape Story: A Legacy Strengthened by Lindfast Solutions Group

How It Began

The year is 1972. Marvin E. Rose (the M E R in Merco Tape) was working for one of the largest privately held copper tubing manufacturers in America. Copper tubing was sold to plumbing supply houses that also stocked threaded steel piping. At the time, sealing pipe threads with PTFE threadseal tape was emerging as a cleaner alternative to messy sealant paste—but finding the tape was a challenge.

Once sourced from France, Merco had its first product and quickly became one of the largest non-manufacturing sources of PTFE threadseal tape in the country within just two years. (At the time, it was referred to as Teflon® tape, as DuPont was supplying the PTFE to manufacturers.)

By the mid-1970s, Marvin had sold so much non-adhesive PTFE tape that he realized it was time to offer something that actually sticks—his sharp sense of humor never failing him. Over the next five decades, Merco grew into a master distributor, converter, importer, and even mill manufacturer, offering one of the widest selections of pressure-sensitive tape in the industry.

Merco Today—And Tomorrow

In May 2024, Merco joined Lindfast Solutions Group (LSG), marking an exciting new chapter in its legacy. This acquisition expands LSG’s portfolio beyond fasteners, responding to customer demand for high-quality tape solutions. Merco continues to serve customers directly while also being stocked across the United States through Stelfast, an LSG company, ensuring that its products remain as accessible and trusted as ever.

With the backing of LSG, Merco is positioned to deliver even greater value—building on its decades-long tradition of excellence and reliability while embracing new opportunities for growth.

Today, Merco Tape is one of the country’s leading converters and importers of PTFE thread seal tape. We proudly stock USA-made duct tape from the three major US mills and have expanded the paper masking tape universe to include North American sourcing, and of course for internal consumption we provide Carton Sealing/Water Activated Tape (WAT) that you need every day before packages ship out the door—and that’s just scratching the surface of our product depth.

Do you have a private label strategy for tape? Let Merco be your partner!