Couplings … Ascent Industries announced plans to sell its Bristol Metals subsidiary to wholesale metals distributor Ta Chen International for $45 million … U.K. distribution giant Rubix acquired ERIKS ’ business in the U.K. and Ireland … Australian building products company James Hardie announced an agreement to acquire U.S. outdoor products maker AZEK for some $8.75 billion … ABC Supply acquired Virginia roo ng materials provider Roofi ng & Supplies Inc. … SureWerx acquired fall protection products provider Reliance Fall Protection … CK Supply Inc. acquired fellow Missouri distributor Columbia Welding and Machine … Rexel acquired Long Island electrical distributor Schwing Electrical Supply … Tencarva Machinery Company acquired Virginia-based manufacturers’ rep Atlantic Valve & Equipment … United Flow Technologies acquired suburban Miami manufacturers’ rep Moss-Kelley and New Jersey reps Quality Controls and GP Jager … Auto supplier Continental is exploring options to spin off its ContiTech materials business … Ballymore Safety Products acquired Minnesota material handling manufacturer Valley Craft Industries … German lubricants supplier Fuchs has acquired suburban Chicago metal forming and tube bending lubricants provider IRMCO … Kodiak Building Partners acquired North Carolina building materials distributor New River Building Supply & Lumber Company … Lowe’s agreed to acquire interior nishes provider Artisan Design Group for more than $1.3 billion … Ingersoll Rand has acquired Ontario gas generation systems provider Advanced Gas Technologies and Oregon glycol chillers company G&D Chillers for a combined $27 million … SMX Industrial Solutions acquired Preston Eastin , a manufacturer of robotic and welding positioning systems … Foundation Building Materials acquired Kansas-based construction materials distributor REW Materials … Core Industrial Gases acquired fellow Ontario company Cobourg Welding Supply … Private equity rm Rotunda Capital Partners announced an investment in Florida machine distributor Capital Machine Technologies … Illinois supplier Tri Star Metals announced an agreement to acquire Connecticut’s Siri Wire … Minnesota adhesives distributor Applied Products Inc. was sold by Arsenal Capital Partners to fellow private equity rm Bertram Capital … Industrial conglomerate ABB announced plans to separate its robotics division into a new public company. π SHIPPING SUPPLY SPECIALISTS CRATES ALWAYS IN STOCK – READY TO SHIP ORDER BY 6 PM FOR SAME DAY SHIPPING COMPLETE CATALOG 1-800-295-5510 uline.com www.inddist.com May/June 2025 | INDUSTRIAL DISTRIBUTION 7
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