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FOR IMMEDIATE
RELEASE:
TRAMEC CORPORATION AND MACLEAN CREWSON ANNOUNCE BUSINESS MERGER
Tramec Corporation
of Iola, Kansas and MacLean Crewson of Buffalo, New York have signed a
definitive agreement to merge their two businesses. The new company
will be known as Tramec LLC and will be headquartered in Iola, Kansas.
Tramec LLC will be a combination of MacLean Crewson, a manufacturer of
automatic and manual brake adjusters for the heavy duty tractor,
trailer, and aftermarket, with Tramec Corporation, a manufacturer of air
and electrical components, assemblies and their related accessories for
the heavy duty tractor, trailer and aftermarket. The merger of these
two companies will provide customers with expanded product offerings.
The transition to Tramec LLC will be transparent to all current and
future business transactions.
Sergio Campanini, Chairman of Tramec Corporation, has over 40 years of
business leadership experience in the heavy duty market and stated,
“With the addition of the brake adjuster line to Tramec’s product
portfolio, we will be able to provide our customers with an enhanced and
expanded line of product offerings backed by Tramec’s 28 years of
industry experience.”
Robert DiPonio, Vice President of Sales for Tramec Corporation, has over
30 years of brake adjuster sales experience and added, “This automatic
brake adjuster is a superior, engineered product and is the original
patented Crewson Brunner automatic brake adjuster from the 1990’s.
There have been significant engineering product design enhancements over
the last few years that will provide our customers with a very robust
and reliable automatic brake adjuster.”
Barry L. MacLean, CEO and Chairman of the MacLean-Fogg Companies,
commented, “The merger of MacLean Crewson and the Tramec Corporation
will provide dynamic and proven products and resources to customers
demanding exceptional design and outstanding performance. Their ability
to provide customers with this caliber of product engineered from years
of expertise is a strategic asset for the marketplace.”
MacLean Crewson is owned by the MacLean-Fogg Company which is a
worldwide enterprise with 23 North American manufacturing facilities, 11
international facilities, annual sales of approximately $800 million,
and a worldwide workforce of more than 2,000 people. The Company
provides engineered fasteners, transmission components, and suspension
devices to auto, truck and equipment producers worldwide as well as
automatic connectors, composite insulators, distributor and transmission
hardware, and unique electrical products to utility markets.
For additional information, contact Gary E. Sullo, President, Tramec
Corporation, 620-365-6977, gsullo@tramec.com, www.tramec.com.
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