About Gleco

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Family-owned in Texas since 1979. Two facilities, over 120,000 square feet, over 150 customers — and one company for both plating and coating.

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AS9100DISO 9001:2015ITAR RegisteredRoHS CompliantMIL-Spec & CARCRowlett, TX
About us

A Dallas coating shop, inside a Texas finishing company

Gleco started in 1979 in a tiny building in Garland, Texas. Today Gleco runs two fully equipped Texas facilities totalling over 120,000 square feet, serving over 150 customers across aerospace, defense, electronics, medical, automotive and industrial manufacturing.

In 2024 we acquired 3D Paint & Powder Coating — a production coating shop that had been running in the Dallas Metroplex for four decades — and rebranded it Gleco Paint & Powder Coating. That is why this operation has 40 years of coating history and Gleco has 47 years of finishing history: both are true, and both now sit inside one company. Legally we are Gleco Plating, Inc. dba Gleco Paint and Powder Coating, which is what makes a single PO and a single certification package possible.

What makes us different

Five things you will notice

In-house chemists

When a project needs a modification, we have the chemists on staff to make the call — not a ticket to a supplier and a week of waiting.

Technical resources

Process engineering support that reduces production time instead of adding review cycles.

One-stop shop

Plating, anodizing and passivation run alongside paint and powder inside the same company, so multi-process parts never change hands.

High mix, high volume

Prototype quantities and production runs on the same certified lines, with the scheduling discipline to hold your dates.

Multi-generational

A family business now in its third generation. The name on the building belongs to people who still work here.

Documented quality

AS9100D and ISO 9001:2015 certified, ITAR registered, RoHS compliant — with the records to prove it.

We are compliant

Certifications & registrations

AS9100D

Aerospace quality management standard.

ISO 9001:2015

Certified quality management system.

ITAR Registered

Registered for defense-related work.

RoHS Compliant

Restricted substances compliance.

One Gleco

Have a project that needs plating too?

Our sister operation, Gleco Plating, runs zinc and zinc-nickel, bright and sulfamate nickel, electroless nickel, tin, silver, gold, cadmium, anodizing, chem film and passivation — plus the pickling and degreasing that goes with them. Same company, same quality system, same people to call.

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Related capabilities

All Services

Every finishing capability under one roof.

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Buyer & Engineer Info

Specs, capabilities and what to send with an RFQ.

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MIL-Spec & CARC

The military specifications we are set up to apply.

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Powder Coating

Electrostatic powder, cured in-house, prototype through production.

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Common questions

Frequently asked questions

Is Gleco Paint & Powder Coating the same company as Gleco Plating?

Yes. Legally it is Gleco Plating, Inc. doing business as Gleco Paint and Powder Coating — one company, one quality system, two Texas facilities.

How long have you been in business?

Gleco was founded in 1979 in Garland, Texas. The coating operation has run in the Dallas Metroplex for about 40 years and joined Gleco in 2024 when we acquired 3D Paint & Powder Coating.

How big is Gleco?

Two fully equipped Texas locations totalling over 120,000 square feet, serving over 150 customers.

Where are you located?

The coatings facility is at 5020 Grisham Dr., Rowlett, TX 75088. Gleco Plating is at 2220 Grisham Drive, Rowlett, with a second plating plant in McAllen, Texas.

Are you a family business?

Yes — family-owned and now in its third generation.

Can you handle both plating and coating on the same part?

Yes, and that is the main reason customers consolidate with us: one supplier, one PO, one quality system, one point of accountability.

Ready when you are

Let’s talk about your parts.

5020 Grisham Dr., Rowlett, TX 75088 · gpp@glecoplating.com · (972) 475-2726