About Us

VISION

Continue to set the standard for our customers for room-temperature and post-cured adhesives, laminating, and infusion epoxies.

MISSION

Meet the epoxy needs of advanced composite fabricators.

MODEL

Provide epoxy systems with improved processing characteristics, excellent cured mechanical properties, and rapid order fulfillment at competitive prices.

STORY

Gougeon Brothers, Inc.—the company behind PRO-SET^® Epoxy— is an epoxy manufacturer that has been in business since 1969. Our mission is to provide safe, high-quality, cost-effective products and comprehensive technical information supported by continual research and development. Based in Bay City, Michigan, the company is ISO 9001:2015 certified. Brothers Meade, Jan and Joel Gougeon opened shop at this location in 1969, building iceboats and strong, light, fast sailboats with wood and their proprietary epoxy formula. Many of these are still in use today.

By 1971, they were selling their proprietary epoxy to other builders and providing a helping hand to whoever needed it. When curious sailors would approach the brothers and ask epoxy-related questions, Jan & Meade were always willing to give advice, show them a few tricks, and even leave a few tools and spare parts behind for them to use. By the mid-80s, they developed the precursor to PRO-SET Epoxy. These products are now distributed worldwide. Much of the extensive epoxy research and development in the Gougeon test lab is driven by the needs of PRO-SET customers. To this day, making the use of epoxy logical, understandable, safe, and sustainable for consumers, builders, and engineers is how we do business. Our leadership in ensuring customer success with epoxies has, in turn, ensured Gougeon’s success across five decades and counting.

Wessex Resins and Adhesives has a long-established partnership with Gougeon Brothers, Inc. Having their own extensive heritage in developing and manufacturing high-quality epoxy products, today they manufacture and market PRO-SET® Epoxy throughout Europe, Africa and parts of Asia. Some of their notable customers include the Ministry of Defence, London Underground, Bombardier and BAE Systems.

You can view Wessex’s BSI ISO 9001:2015 Certificate here as well as their JOSCAR certification here.

As of 2025, Gougeon Brothers, Inc. and Wessex Resins & Adhesives Limited operate as part of the PRO-SET Formulated Resin Systems^® portfolio. We continue to ensure the production of quality epoxy and maintain our commitment to improvement and operational excellence.