01.12.12
State Industrial Products has acquired LabTek, a provider of institutional cleaning supplies in Bloomington, IN.
LabTek will be integrated into State Cleaning Solutions, the company's ware wash and laundry division, which provides institutional cleaning products and solutions.
"LabTek is an outstanding fit," said Hal Uhrman, CEO of State Industrial Products."We share customer-centered values, including the commitment to provide prompt, friendly and effective service. This partnership will provide the best programs for LabTek customers."
With annual sales of almost $18 million, LabTek provides a single-source solution for cleaning supplies and equipment, utilizing chemicals that are specially formulated to combat the limestone and calcium deposits in Indiana's hard water.
With 950 employees, Cleveland-based State Industrial Products operates manufacturing and distribution centers throughout North America, including a new state-of-the-art facility in Hebron, OH. Owned by the same family since its establishment in 1911, the firm’s annual sales surpass $110 million.
In the last four years, State Industrial has purchased more than a dozen regional cleaning suppliers across the US and incorporated them into State Cleaning Solutions, which now operates in 17 states.
"This new arrangement is important for LabTek customers and the markets we serve," said LabTek's former owner Jim Watson. "With the resources of State Cleaning Solutions, we can offer an expanded line of products and equipment to current customers while expanding our customer base."
Watson will continue with State Cleaning Solutions of Bloomington as director of special projects.Sean Sullivan, State Cleaning Solutions VP of sales, will head local operations. Tom Porter, former assistant VP of corporate accounts at Ecolab, will remain as business development manager.
LabTek will be integrated into State Cleaning Solutions, the company's ware wash and laundry division, which provides institutional cleaning products and solutions.
"LabTek is an outstanding fit," said Hal Uhrman, CEO of State Industrial Products."We share customer-centered values, including the commitment to provide prompt, friendly and effective service. This partnership will provide the best programs for LabTek customers."
With annual sales of almost $18 million, LabTek provides a single-source solution for cleaning supplies and equipment, utilizing chemicals that are specially formulated to combat the limestone and calcium deposits in Indiana's hard water.
With 950 employees, Cleveland-based State Industrial Products operates manufacturing and distribution centers throughout North America, including a new state-of-the-art facility in Hebron, OH. Owned by the same family since its establishment in 1911, the firm’s annual sales surpass $110 million.
In the last four years, State Industrial has purchased more than a dozen regional cleaning suppliers across the US and incorporated them into State Cleaning Solutions, which now operates in 17 states.
"This new arrangement is important for LabTek customers and the markets we serve," said LabTek's former owner Jim Watson. "With the resources of State Cleaning Solutions, we can offer an expanded line of products and equipment to current customers while expanding our customer base."
Watson will continue with State Cleaning Solutions of Bloomington as director of special projects.Sean Sullivan, State Cleaning Solutions VP of sales, will head local operations. Tom Porter, former assistant VP of corporate accounts at Ecolab, will remain as business development manager.