Safety and traffic management solutions provider AWP Safety has announced its strategic acquisition of three regional, full-service traffic control companies.
The company has acquired Site Barricades, based in Fort Worth, Texas; Integrity Traffic, based in Sherwood, Oregon; and WS Barricade, based in Frederick, Colorado.
“AWP Safety is pleased to welcome the Site Barricades, Integrity Traffic and WS Barricade teams to our growing family of safety brands,” said Rob Sehnert, AWP Safety President and Chief Executive Officer. “Our combined expertise and capabilities will ensure customers have access to the latest safety solutions, delivered through exceptional customer service, as they continue building the next generation of North America’s infrastructure.”
The acquisitions expand AWP Safety’s existing footprint and strengthens its position as North America’s safety partner in the utility, broadband and roadway infrastructure space.
The terms of the three acquisitions were not disclosed.
AWP Safety is majority-owned by Kohlberg & Company, a private equity firm based in Mount Kisco, New York.
Together, AWP Safety, Site Barricade, Integrity Traffic and WS Barricades will offer scale, expertise, technology and product and service solutions to address customers’ safety needs, from planning to execution.
“Our team has an excellent reputation for protecting utility workers and communities,” said Ron Smits, owner of WS Barricade Together. “WS Barricade and AWP Safety will continue to deliver the safest, most reliable, most efficient traffic safety and barricade services in America’s Mountain West and Upper Midwest regions.”
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The acquisitions reinforce AWP Safety’s position in traffic control services; equipment sales, rental and services; strategic traffic control planning; sign manufacturing and installation; and pavement marking solutions.
“AWP Safety and Integrity share a passion for developing technology that will transform the traffic control industry,” said Geoff Barrios, co-founder of Integrity Traffic. “We look forward working together to bring high-tech solutions to utility, broadband and infrastructure construction customers in our shared territories.”
In addition, the acquisitions strengthen AWP Safety’s reach and capacity to serve high-growth regions like the Pacific Northwest, Arizona, Colorado and Texas while expanding its presence into Nebraska.
“Our complementary footprint and services will support Texas’s expansive plans to harden and maintain the state’s complex power infrastructure. We are excited to bring our customers the full benefit of our combined portfolio and teams,” Jeff Schuessler and Ben Wallace, co-owners of Site Barricades, said in a news release.
Founded in 1981, AWP Safety operates in 33 American states and four provinces equalling 1 million work sites annually.
