Building Our Future

 

We're Building Our Future, made up of our new global headquarters and R&D Center in Northeast Ohio.


New Global Headquarters and R&D Center

Over the course of our more than 155-year history, Sherwin-Williams has grown from a small enterprise on the Cuyahoga River to a global leader of high-performance paints and coatings made of more than 64,000 dedicated employees providing innovative solutions to our customers. Driven by our continued need to serve our customers at the highest level and retain and attract top talent, we are creating a next-generation workplace environment that ignites creativity, collaboration and industry-leading innovation. The Building Our Future project consists of a new global headquarters located in downtown Cleveland and a Research and Development Center located in Brecksville, Ohio.

The new headquarters offers more opportunities to celebrate the Sherwin-Williams brand, as well as act as a catalyst for future development in and around its new campus. The R&D Center will be responsible for product development, coatings research, color  technology and process engineering. 

 

Our new facilities will house more than 4,000 employees made up of professional staff, engineers, technicians and chemists, with room to accommodate future growth. We expect the multi-phase move-in process to occur in 2025. To stay informed about the latest updates, sign up for Building Our Future email alerts!

 

 

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Headquarters Construction Progress

 

Construction is advancing at our new HQ in Cleveland, OH. We’re excited to share the progress as we capture all the milestones along the way. 

 

 

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R&D Center Construction Progress

 

Construction of our new R&D Center in Brecksville, OH is moving quickly. View the latest progress.

 

 

 

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Sherwin-Williams Hosts Topping-Off Ceremony at New Global HQ

Ceremony marks major milestone in the Building Our Future downtown Cleveland project 

 

 

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Building Our Future Projects at a Glance

1.6M+

Approximate square footage to be built over the course of the projects

7,000

Approximate construction workers required to support the projects

400

New Sherwin-Williams jobs to be added over time

4,000

Sherwin-Williams employees who will move to the new facilities

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More About our New Facilities

Select a project to view site plans, renderings, community engagement activities, facts and more. 

Headquarters

The headquarters campus will consist of three buildings: a two-story pavilion acting as the front porch to Public Square, a 36-floor office tower and an attached multi-level parking garage. 

 

 

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R&D Center

The R&D Center will consist of offices and labs designed to develop innovative processes and products for Sherwin-Williams paint and coatings customers.

 

 

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Economic & Community Impact

Economic Impact in Northeast Ohio and all of Ohio

4,400

Approx. Northeast Ohio Employment in all Sherwin-Williams Facilities in 2020*

4,900

Approx. Future Northeast Ohio Employment **

6,000

Approx. Ohio Employment in all Sherwin-Williams Facilities in 2020*

6,700

Approx. Future Ohio Employment**

Northeast Ohio Community Impact***

$25M+

in Charitable Investment

557

Nonprofit Organizations Supported

107

Sherwin-Williams Employees Serving on Boards

135

Boards Supported by Sherwin-Williams Employees

*Based on first-year occupancy

**Additional job commitment estimate

*** Represents 2014-2023 figures


Economic Inclusion & Community Impact

Sherwin-Williams is committed to economic inclusion and community impact and we are extending this commitment to the construction of our new facilities. We are excited about the opportunities to include local businesses, including minority-owned, women-owned and small businesses as part of our organization-wide commitment to improve racial equity. 


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