ELement 119 Earns a Spot on the 2025 Inc. 5000 List of America’s Fastest-Growing Private Companies
We’ve achieved impressive growth despite plenty of economic obstacles. It’s a testament to the talent, innovation, and dedication of our team, and to our commitment to producing quality ceramic coatings 100% made in the USA.
CEO Andrew Zeppa
NEW YORK, August 12, 2025 – Inc., the leading media brand and playbook for entrepreneurs and business leaders shaping our future, today announced that Element 119 LLC of Plainville, CT, is on its annual Inc. 5000 list, the most prestigious ranking of the fastest-growing private companies in America. The list provides a data-driven snapshot of the most successful companies within the economy’s most dynamic segment—its independent, entrepreneurial businesses. Past honorees include such companies as Microsoft, Meta, Chobani, Under Armour, Timberland, Oracle, and Patagonia.
“We’re proud to have made the list,” says Andrew Zeppa, Element 119 CEO. “We’ve achieved impressive growth despite plenty of economic obstacles. It’s a testament to the talent, innovation, and dedication of our team, and to our commitment to producing quality ceramic coatings 100% made in the USA.”
This year’s Inc. 5000 honorees have demonstrated exceptional growth while navigating economic uncertainty, inflationary pressure, and a fluctuating labor market. The top 500 companies on the list have collectively added more than 48,678 jobs to the U.S. economy over the past three years. For the full list, company profiles, and a searchable database by industry and location, visit: www.inc.com/inc5000.
“Making the Inc. 5000 is always a remarkable achievement, but earning a spot this year speaks volumes about a company’s tenacity and clarity of vision,” says Mike Hofman, editor-in-chief of Inc. “These businesses have thrived amid rising costs, shifting global dynamics, and constant change. They didn’t just weather the storm—they grew through it, and their stories are a powerful reminder that the entrepreneurial spirit is the engine of the U.S. economy.”
Inc. will celebrate the honorees at the 2025 Inc. 5000 Conference & Gala, October 22–24 in Phoenix, AZ, and the top 500 will be listed in the Fall issue of Inc. magazine.
About Element 119
Element 119 produces industry-leading advanced ceramic nanocoatings. In addition to System X™ ceramic protection for the automotive, aerospace, and marine industries, and Lifeproof™ protection for household surfaces, the company also creates custom coating solutions for a wide range of customers, including Fortune 500 companies and the U.S. military.
The business got its start in 2010, solving a problem for Sikorsky helicopters—the buildup of soot around the exhaust port. Andrew Zeppa’s solution outperformed all competitors, withstanding temperatures to 1,000º F. That coating became the basis of the company’s leading System X line, respected throughout the industry today. From a one-person operation out of his garage, Zeppa has seen the company grow into a thriving small business of 50 people today. For more information, visit www.element119.com or www.systemx.com.
Methodology
Companies on the 2025 Inc. 5000 are ranked according to percentage revenue growth from 2021 to 2024. To qualify, companies must have been founded and generating revenue by March 31, 2021. They must be U.S.-based, privately held, for-profit, and independent—not subsidiaries or divisions of other companies—as of December 31, 2024. (Since then, some on the list may have gone public or been acquired.) As always, Inc. reserves the right to decline applicants for subjective reasons.
About Inc.
Inc. is the leading media brand and playbook for entrepreneurs and business leaders shaping our future. Through its journalism, Inc. aims to inform, educate, and elevate the profile of its community: the risk-takers, the innovators, and the ultra-driven go-getters who are creating the future of business. Inc. is published by Mansueto Ventures LLC, along with fellow leading business publication Fast Company. For more information, visit www.inc.com.
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Element 119 Press Contact:
Cathy Torrisi
(860) 302-3704
[email protected]
