Ariens Co. Acquires Parker

Ariens Co. Acquires Parker

Ariens Co. announced it has acquired the assets of debris maintenance equipment manufacturer, Parker Co., Inc. of Phoenix, Ariz. Ariens will continue to sell Parker products through two-step distribution channels in the power equipment market. The products will also...
Blount Names New CEO, Honors Osterman

Blount Names New CEO, Honors Osterman

Share On Social      Blount Names New CEO, Honors OstermanBlount International recently announced a CEO succession plan for the company, naming Joshua Collins the new President, Chief Operating Officer and CEO designate pending the January retirement of Blount CEO and...
Kwik Products Inc. Acquired By Echo

Kwik Products Inc. Acquired By Echo

Kwik Products Inc. (KPI), an Arizona based manufacturer and distributor of easy load trimmer heads and trimmer line, has been acquired by Echo Inc. of Lake Zurich, Ill. KPI will continue to operate out of Phoenix, Ariz. as an independent company, led by current...
Alamo Group Acquires Bush Hog

Alamo Group Acquires Bush Hog

Alamo Group Inc., an agriculture and road maintenance equipment maker, has agreed to acquire Bush Hog LLC, an attachment, mower and power sports manufacturer, in an all-stock transaction. CC Industries Inc., owner of Bush Hog, will receive 1.7 million shares of Alamo...
Central Power Systems Named Distributor of the Year

Central Power Systems Named Distributor of the Year

Central Power Systems, based out of Columbus, Ohio, was awarded “Distributor of the Year” by Briggs & Stratton Corp. Bill Reitman, Senior VP of Sales & Service, presented the award to Mike Finn, President of Central Power Systems. Doug Dougherty,...
Efco Gains New Distributors

Efco Gains New Distributors

Emak USA recently signed AES Lawn Parts and Scotsco, Inc. as new distributors for Efco products. AES Lawn Parts is located in Olathe, Kansas and will represent the entire Efco line in Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska and Missouri. Scotsco is located in Milwaukie, Oregon and...