Gardner Denver Acquires Assets of Best Aire
Gardner Denver announced today that it has acquired substantially all of the assets of Best Aire, a U.S. distributor of compressed air and gas products,serving the Ohio market through its headquarters in Millbury, Ohio, with additional distribution operations in Kalamazoo, Michigan and Indianapolis, Indiana.
“Gardner Denver intends to increase its focus on aftermarket sales and service, including adding distribution channels, if necessary, to enhance our ability to better serve our end users worldwide,” said Barry L. Pennypacker, President and Chief Executive Officer of Gardner Denver. “I am very pleased to add Best Aire to Gardner Denver’s compressor operations in North America. This business provides a good base business in Ohio, Indiana, and Michigan that will allow for expansion of product lines and aftermarket parts and service to a critical customer base in the Midwestern U.S.”
About Gardner Denver
Gardner Denver, Inc., with 2007 revenues of $1.9 billion, is a leading worldwide manufacturer of reciprocating, rotary and vane compressors, liquid ring pumps and blowers for various industrial and transportation applications, pumps used in the petroleum and industrial market segments, and other fluid transfer equipment serving chemical, petroleum, and food industries.
Source: Gardner Denver, Inc.
