H&E Equipment Services signs definitive agreement to acquire Lewistown Rental and affiliated companies
H&E Equipment Services, Inc. has announced the signing of a definitive agreement to acquire Lewistown Rental, a Lewistown, Montana-based equipment rental business and three of its affiliated rental operations in Havre, Glasgow and Great Falls, Montana. Each location serves multiple end markets, including non-residential, industrial and agriculture. The company and its affiliates deploy a diverse fleet of equipment with a total...
Fleet team expands with strategic acquisition of Forklift Training Systems
Fleet Team, fleet management and consulting company, has announced its acquisition of Forklift Training Systems, headquartered in Newark, Ohio. This transaction further diversifies Fleet Team to include operator/trainer training programs and cutting-edge safety products that complement the company’s existing client solutions portfolio. The acquisition, which closed on March 28, 2024, aims to leverage the strengths of both companies...
Nucor to acquire manufacturer of data center infrastructure
Nucor Corporation just announced that it has acquired Southwest Data Products, Inc. (SWDP), a manufacturer and installer of data center infrastructure for $115 million. SWDP’s offices and manufacturing facility are in San Bernardino, California and the company employs approximately 147 teammates. Nucor is also announcing the launch of Nucor Data Systems, a new business unit that will help better serve our customers in the data...
Autoquip Corporation acquires German Company J.A. Becker Söhne (JAB)
Autoquip Corporation has announced they have acquired J.A. Becker & Söhne of Erlenbach, Germany. The company specializes in highly engineered and heavy-duty lifting technology for OEM production and MRO platforms for commercial vehicles, military & defense, rail cars, and light transit, as well as medium and high-pressure industrial air compressors specially tailored for nitrogen, helium, and natural gas applications. “We are...
Cooper Equipment Rentals acquires Action Equipment Rentals
Cooper Equipment Rentals Limited has acquired 100 percent of the shares of Red Deer, Alberta-based Action Equipment Rentals Inc. Action was formed in 1991 by Reginald Bloomfield and his father Ray Bloomfield in Sundre, Alberta, to serve the Central Alberta market. The company opened a second location in Red Deer about a year later. In 2015, Action consolidated operations in Red Deer, and under the leadership of general manager Gabriel...
ORBIS enters into agreement for manufacturing plant in Texas
ORBIS® Corporation has announced it is entering into a lease-to-own agreement for manufacturing space in Greenville, Texas, with EPM Partners of New York. ORBIS Corporation is a wholly owned subsidiary of 175-year-old Menasha Corporation, based in Neenah, Wis. The agreement includes 420,000 square feet of manufacturing space that will be used to produce reusable pallets, totes, and bulk containers. Improvements and infrastructure...
Miner Limited acquires Dependable Dock & Door
Acquisition Expands Miner’s Service Presence Across Central North Carolina Miner Ltd., the dock and door division of OnPoint Group, has announced the acquisition of Dependable Dock and Door, Central North Carolina’s leading high-speed door and loading dock specialists. Since 2003, Dependable Dock and Door has provided exceptional service and support to an impressive list of blue-chip customers throughout Central North Carolina,...