AZZ Inc. Expands Metal Coating Services by Acquiring K2 Partners, Inc.
FORT WORTH, Texas, April 12, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- AZZ Inc. (NYSE: AZZ), a global provider of metal coating services, welding solutions, specialty electrical equipment and highly engineered services to the power generation, transmission, distribution and industrial markets, announced today that it has acquired all the assets and outstanding shares of K2 Partners, Inc. ("K2"), a privately held company. K2 provides powder coating and electroplating services to customers in the Midwest and Southeast from locations in Texas and Florida. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. AZZ expects the acquisition will be accretive to earnings within the first year of operation.
Through the acquisition, AZZ gains the powder coating operations of Centrix Powder Coating in Tampa, Florida and the powder coating and electroplating operations of Cimcon Finishing in Garland, Texas. Going forward, the facility in Tampa will operate as AZZ Powder Coating - Tampa and the location in Garland will operate as AZZ Powder Coating and Plating - Garland. The acquisition increases AZZ's Metal Coatings network of plants to 44 sites in the United States and Canada.
Michael Doucet, Senior Vice President of AZZ's Surface Technologies platform commented, "The acquisition of K2 expands our geographical reach in metal coating services and broadens our service offerings in strategic markets. The K2 facility in Texas is ideally located to increase our ability to service customers in Texas and into the Midwest, while their operation in Florida expands AZZ's capability to provide metal coating services to customers in the Southeast. We are pleased to welcome K2's employees to AZZ and look forward to a seamless integration while providing customers with expanded services through our network of metal coating plants."
David Bridgforth, Chief Executive Officer of K2, commented "K2 is pleased to join the AZZ team and to be a part of their long-term strategy for metal coating services. The employees of K2 look forward to contributing and accelerating the growth of AZZ in the surface technology market."
About K2 Partners Inc.
K2 Partners Inc., a Florida corporation, has provided regional powder coating and electroplating services to customers in Texas and Florida since 1994. With 75,000 square feet of production space, K2 offers customers high quality powder coating services through the use of automated powder coating lines optimized for high volume, quick turn jobs. The company's electroplating and anodizing service provide unique aesthetic, wear and anti-corrosion benefits for steel and aluminum.
About AZZ Inc.
AZZ Inc. is a global provider of metal coating services, welding solutions, specialty electrical equipment and highly engineered services to the markets of power generation, transmission, distribution and industrial in protecting metal and electrical systems used to build and enhance the world's infrastructure. AZZ's Metal Coatings Segment is a leading provider of metal finishing solutions for corrosion protection, including hot dip galvanizing to the North American steel fabrication industry. AZZ's Energy Segment is dedicated to delivering safe and reliable transmission of power from generation sources to end customers, and automated weld overlay solutions for corrosion and erosion mitigation to critical infrastructure in the energy markets worldwide.
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Contact:
Paul Fehlman, Senior Vice President - Finance and CFO
AZZ Inc.
817-810-0095
Internet: azz.com
Lytham Partners
602-889-9700
Joe Dorame, Robert Blum or Joe Diaz
Internet: lythampartners.com
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