Heritage Research Group is The Heritage Group's in-house research and development facility. Since 1980, Heritage Research Group has helped The Heritage Group's companies, customers and partners evolve and adapt to an ever-changing marketplace. Today, Heritage Research Group provides innovative products, processes and training that constantly improve the way our companies serve their clients and deliver solutions to address the myriad challenges our customers face. Our team’s broad accomplishments include more than 100 patents and the launch of several new businesses. These target full recycling of used engine oil, better micronutrients for animals, high friction pavements for safer highways and streets and new bio-based lubricants that are biodegradable.