Kleen-Rite-linked LLC pays nearly $9 Million for R&S Manufacturing property

Kleen-Rite Corp. at 257 South 9th Street

A newly formed LLC tied to Kleen-Rite Corp.'s Columbia headquarters has acquired the longtime home of R&S Manufacturing on Mill Street in a deal worth just under $9 million, according to property and corporate records.

A deed recently recorded in Lancaster County shows R&S Manufacturing LLC and R&S Manufacturing Corp. conveyed the Mill Street property to an entity called 525 Mill St. LLC for $8,959,680.

Records filed with the Pennsylvania Department of State show 525 Mill St. LLC was formed on April 3, 2026, as a domestic limited liability company. The LLC's listed address — 257 S. 9th St., Columbia — is the corporate headquarters of Kleen-Rite Corp., the car wash supply and equipment company that has operated out of Columbia for more than 50 years.

R&S Manufacturing at 525 Mill Street

R&S Manufacturing has operated at 525 Mill St. for nearly three decades, making steel rolling doors, dock levelers and related commercial hardware under the R&S Manufacturing and Lasko Metal Products names.

Neither Kleen-Rite nor R&S Manufacturing has publicly confirmed a connection between the companies or announced plans for the property. It's not yet clear whether Kleen-Rite intends to use the site for warehouse or distribution space, or whether R&S will continue operating there under a lease arrangement.

Kleen-Rite, headquartered at 257 S. 9th St., also operates distribution centers in Mount Joy, Pennsylvania, as well as in Nevada, Texas and Missouri.

This story may be updated as more information becomes available.