Wilmington Rubber Celebrates 40 Years of Industrial Solutions

WILMINGTON, NC – October 2025 – Wilmington Rubber and Gasket Company, Inc. is proudly celebrating its 40th anniversary this October, marking four decades of providing reliable industrial solutions to customers in North Carolina, across the United States, and beyond.

Founded on October 1, 1985, by Denise and Howard Russell, Wilmington Rubber first opened with a focus on meeting the hose, gasket, and sealing needs of businesses in the Wilmington community. What started as a local operation has since grown into a company with a far-reaching footprint, with its products now serving customers across the United States and in select markets overseas.

From the start, Wilmington Rubber’s success has been built on more than just supplying industrial parts—it has been driven by a commitment to solving customer challenges. By developing solutions to meet unique fluid sealing and conveyance needs, the company has grown and diversified its product lines and manufacturing capabilities far beyond what its founders initially imagined possible.

“When we first opened Wilmington Rubber, our goal was to serve our industrial community with quality products and dependable service,” said founders Denise and Howard Russell. “Forty years later, it’s humbling to see how far that vision has carried us. The relationships we’ve built with our customers and employees are what truly define our success.”

Wilmington Rubber became part of the Singer Industrial group in May 2025, joining a nationwide network of industrial solution providers. This partnership has expanded the company’s resources and market presence, while preserving the trusted, customer-focused service that has defined Wilmington Rubber since its beginning.

Today, Wilmington Rubber continues to be a reliable partner to a wide range of industries—including manufacturing, chemical processing, marine, food & beverage, energy, construction, and agriculture. From custom hose assemblies to gasket fabrication and beyond, Wilmington Rubber remains focused on innovation, quality, and customer satisfaction.

For more information about Wilmington Rubber, visit www.wilmingtonrubber.com.

Fighting COVID-19 with Custom Intubation Boxes

Wilmington Rubber & Gasket works with health care facilities all over the Carolinas providing intubation boxes, which are in high demand during the COVID-19 crisis. Intubation is a common practice where a tube, called an endotracheal tube (ET), is inserted down through the mouth and then into the patient’s airway. This is done so a patient can be safely placed on a ventilator to assist breathing during anesthesia, sedation, or critical illness. These custom built, transparent boxes protect health care workers from infection while treating COVID-19 patients or patients suffering form any other infectious disease. When performing intubations, medical practitioners are more susceptible to infection because viral particles will form an aerosol when the intubation tube is inserted into the patient’s airway. We are grateful to be included in keeping our country’s health care workers safe.

If your facility is in need of intubation boxes in custom or standard sizes, contact us today. We’re eager to help you help our country during this difficult time!

Due to the current lack of PPE (personal protection equipment) in the healthcare industry, these are headed to NHRMC to help protect patients and healthcare workers during this pandemic.

Plastics Fabrication in Wilmington, NC!

Wilmington Rubber & Gasket has various fabrication processes for custom plastic machining & fabricating. We enjoy the challenge of making custom parts for our customer to address their specific applications. We offer multiple styles of plastic including UHMW, HDPE, PVC, Phenolic, Micarta, and more. Check out our plastics page here & our plastic fabrication page here.

Waterjet Cut Case Liners

Waterjets are excellent for cutting foam and sponge rubber materials for case liners, drawer inserts, and other packaging solutions. Programs can be customize to best suite the customer’s preferences for layout and fit, and the waterjet fabricates these materials particularly clean and accurate!

These sponge rubber liners are adhered inside a case to hold items in place.

These sponge rubber liners are adhered inside a case to hold items in place.