Continued Success: Crafco’s Industry-Leading Acquisitions
Written by: Russell Heritage
As an Ergon company, Crafco continues to prosper. The company has added three industry-leading businesses to expand its footprint in the pavement preservation market. Crafco purchased Jamison Distributors, Paving Maintenance Supply, Inc. (PMSI), and certain assets of Deery American Corporation. These acquisitions have added vast customer bases, years of experience, highly sought products and respected brands to Crafco’s fine table.
Deery Brand Products from the former Deery American
For more information: deeryamerican.com Toll-Free: 1-800-227-4059
With a reputation for producing high-quality products, it’s no surprise that the Deery brand is one of the most widely recognized names within the pavement preservation industry. In December 2010, Deery went from being one of Crafco’s chief sealant competitors to becoming the company’s latest brand name offering.
“We saw that by bringing Deery into the fold, everyone would benefit from decreased trucking costs and increased product distribution,” said Don Brooks, President of Crafco, Inc. “Not to mention a lot of great new people to work with.”
Crafco has added Deery’s manufacturing facilities in Cheyenne, Wyoming and Youngstown, Ohio to its six other facilities, and continues to support the Deery brand at distribution centers worldwide.
Paving Maintenance Supply, Inc “PMSI”
For more information: pmsi-usa.net
HQ Arizona Chandler AZ 800-528-8242 1. Connecticut Newton CT 203-304-1455 2. Kansas Wichita KS 800-594-7674 3. Maine Portland ME 207-822-9969 4. Massachusetts Millbury MA 800-249-2722 5. Missouri Lees Summit MO 888-814-7674 6. Oklahoma Edmond OK 888-900-7674 7. Oklahoma Tulsa OK 918-551-1030 8. Oregon Portland OR 503-284-4330
From the toughest equipment to the sleekest safety glasses, PMSI has it all. Formerly based in Wichita, Kansas, the company now operates from Crafco’s offices in Chandler, Arizona. In 2007, Crafco purchased storefront locations from Jamieson Distributors and combined them with assets purchased from the previous owners of PMSI to form the “New” PMSI in 2008.
PMSI serves as a one-stop shop for all things pavement preservation. It currently operates in eight locations throughout the United States, offering materials and a wide array of road maintenance and construction equipment, with machines for purchase or rental from manufacturers, such as Crafco, Ennis Traffic Solutions, Graco, Billy Goat and more. PMSI is known for championing innovative products and delivering top-notch customer service to its nationwide customer base.
Although primarily a brick-and-mortar storefront operation, rising demand for product availability has led the company to expand into the online marketplace. An e-commerce system is in development that will allow the company to meet this increasing demand and prepare for future growth. It comes as part of a full website redesign that is scheduled to be completed later this year.
