Transcat acquires United Scale and Engineering
Waukesha, Wis.-based United Scale and Engineering Corp., a distributor and servicer of industrial equipment, has been acquired by Transcat Inc., a Rochester, N.Y.-based distributor of handheld test and measurement instruments.
Transcat is publicly traded under the symbol TRNS on the Nasdaq exchange. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.
United Scale has grown itself through three different acquisitions previously, said Judy Trenec, president of the company.
“We contined with that thought, that we wanted to grow our business, but the (companies) we looked at in the last two to three years didn’t pan out,” she said. “We decided to go into another direction and see if a larger firm might be interested in us.”
United Scale’s approximate 2,000 customers in Wisconsin, Illinois and Upper Michigan made it an attractive acquisition, said Charles Hadeed, president, CEO and COO of Transcat. Its market position in sales and service of industrial scales and other equipment also made it a logical bolt-on to the company.
“United Scale is a well respected name and a well known provider of sales and service. This acquisition expands our product line into scales and the service of scales,” he said. “A major component of our growth strategy is to acquire smaller calibration services companies within this highly fragmented industry, which further broadens our calibration capabilities, geographically complements our current 12 calibration laboratories' locations and capitalizes on the strength of our infrastructure and reputation for quality, service and integrity.”
United Scale and Engineering has about 30 employees. Judy Trenec, president of the company, will join Transcat and will continue to manage the United Scale operation.
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