About

MJB Ownership – Coors Family

The original site of Coors Brewery in Golden, Colorado.

Building on a Foundation of Excellence: MJB and the Coors Family Legacy

As a Coors Family company, MJB takes pride in building off the storied success and timeless values of our ownership. At MJB, we are committed to serving our customers with the same pioneering spirit, innovation, and quality that have characterized the Coors Family's business for almost 150 years.

Adolph Coors, a penniless brewer’s apprentice, stowed away on a ship from Germany in 1868 and made his way west, coming upon the perfect water of Clear Creek in Golden, Colorado, at the foot of the Rocky Mountains. He opened Coors brewery in 1873.

In 1910, the Coors Family made its initial investment in CoorsTek, a highly innovative manufacturer of technical ceramics. By leveraging expertise in engineering and materials science, CoorsTek provides solutions to complex technical challenges in the semiconductor, medical, automotive, aerospace, and other industries.

The original site of CoorsTek in Golden, Colorado.

Prohibition hits Colorado in 1916 and then the nation in 1919. Coors survived by focusing on CoorsTek and producing malted milk which was sold to soda fountain and candy companies until prohibition was lifted in 1933.

In 1941, Coors aided the war effort by setting aside half of all beer brewed for the military. Now that’s supporting our troops!

As you take a sip from your next can of beer, you can thank Bill Coors for its fresh taste. In 1959, the two-piece recyclable aluminum can designed by Coors made its debut with a 7-ounce Coors Banquet, a move that revolutionized the beverage container industry. Because of his passion for the environment, Bill Coors wanted to make sure other beverage makers would join Coors' efforts to start a recycling revolution. His big bet paid off.

Bill Coors and the first aluminum beer can that started the recycling revolution.

After many years of development, in 1966 CoorsTek produced ceramic armor components deployed for military applications - a breakthrough in lightweight protection.

CoorsTek continues to supply the US military with ceramic armor components to neutralize various ballistic threats including armor-piercing rounds and IED shrapnel.

Today, Peter Coors and Timothy Coors, both 5th generation family members, serve on MJB’s Board of Directors providing Coors Family leadership and guidance with a long-term perspective.

Grand opening of MJB’s flagship facility in Bristol, Indiana. From left: Timothy Coors, member of MJB’s board of directors: Scott Griggs, president; Jeff Messick, executive vice president; Cliff Caudill, vice president of RV/Transportation; Peter Coors, member of MJB’s board of directors.

While MJB’s services and capabilities have global reach and scale, our roots are local and American-made. MJB began in a simple home office in Temple, Texas in 1975. Today, as a Coors family-owned company, we are a global force in the sourcing, manufacturing, and distribution of wood products, we supply our customers a diverse line of global and domestically produced panel products, wood components, millwork, and specialty products throughout North America.

Give us a call or drop by one of our locations in Alabama, Texas, Indiana, South Carolina, or Arkansas to discuss how we can best serve your wood products and supply chain needs. We would love to see you and chat over a Coors beer.