Dave Abercrombie, CEO of Harrington, said, “Ron Heisler has built an impressive business and we are excited that he and his team are joining Harrington. This acquisition is highly complementary to Harrington’s core products and our key vendors, and there is a very strong culture fit between our two organizations. CIS’s online capabilities align well with Harrington’s vision for the future and will augment our own push into e-commerce. With CIS located outside of Charlotte, we are increasing density in an important and growing region to better serve our customer base. We are thrilled to have closed our second add-on with CIS, and we will continue to selectively evaluate other acquisition candidates to add to the Harrington family.”

Ron Heisler, who will join Harrington, said, “Commercial Industrial Supply has enjoyed strong growth over the last decade. While organic growth has allowed us to serve a wide range of industries, our partnership with Harrington gives us an opportunity to expand our footprint and bring new products and services to customers. Harrington holds the same core values as me: serve our customers, the amazing employees that make up CIS and local communities. I’m excited to watch CIS and Harrington grow together.”

“We couldn’t be more excited to officially open our new Edmonton branch,” said Gilles Bileau, branch general manager. “We are fortunate to have the Plastics Plus team on board as members of the Piedmont family in Edmonton, and we are eager to continue to provide outstanding products and services to our valued customer base in the region.”

“The new Edmonton branch provides a strategic growth opportunity for Piedmont,” said Tyler Booth, president of Piedmont Plastics. “By adding an additional branch location in Alberta, we are well-positioned to offer enhanced service and support to all of Western Canada.”

Polymer Plastics Corporation, based in Carson City, NV, USA, has acquired a two-acre industrial land parcel for the Phase 1 construction of a new 35,000-square-foot facility. “We submitted a 110,000 square-foot-facility plan for regional approval while working on Phase 1,” said Polymer Plastics Corporation Owner Larry Stock. “We want to leave the door open to further expansion as opportunities are opening all around us.” Carson City in Northern Nevada is situated on the eastern slope of the Sierra Nevada mountains, which offers close highway, rail and air proximity to the U.S. West Coast and Pacific rim markets. Polymer Plastics Corporation relocated to Nevada in 2005 after 30 years in Mountain View, CA, USA..

After nearly half a century in business, Interstate Plastics and Plastic Machining will now be collectively branded as Interstate Advanced Materials. According to the company, this change is a more accurate description of their role in the marketplace and is long overdue. When the company was founded, the inclusion of the word “plastics” in the brand indicated a focus on alternative materials to solve industry demands for better material solutions. Now as “plastics” have become ubiquitous in society with commonly used and less sustainable items being the focus of its use, they believe that it is time for a change. Rebranding as Interstate Advanced Materials is the start of this change. This name change also reinforces the company’s commitment to providing and encouraging the use of sustainable solutions in the industry through the use of performance materials that will lower our combined impact on the environment through the improved performance and longevity in service of the products they supply.

Crist Group has grown into a market leader in fluoropolymer fabrication producing custom assemblies that are specified into production-level semiconductor tool equipment. The company has led the industry in innovation around process design, tooling and engineering capabilities to better serve its customers. Today, Crist enjoys a reputation for process expertise and high-quality products and services. The acquisition will enable Harrington to deepen its offering to customers in the semiconductor industry by providing fabrication services that complement its existing products.

Dave Abercrombie, CEO of Harrington, said, “Paul Crist and his team have built a strong fabrication operation that is well-known for its unique technical competencies in fluoropolymer materials, particularly in the rapidly growing semiconductor segment. We have had a longstanding relationship with Crist Group and Paul personally and are excited to welcome the Crist team into the Harrington organization. The acquisition is highly complementary to our business and will enhance our ability to provide differentiated, value-add products and services to our customers. We are pleased to have closed Harrington’s third add-on and we will continue to evaluate other attractive opportunities.”

Paul Crist, who is joining the Harrington team and will continue to run the Crist division, said, “We have had a strong relationship with Harrington as a trusted vendor and are now very excited to be joining the Harrington platform. Crist Group has succeeded in achieving substantial growth and developing strong customer relationships, and we believe that with Harrington’s resources and distribution network we can further support our customers and broaden our reach. I can say confidently based on our experience with Harrington as a vendor, my personal relationship with Dave Abercrombie and the Harrington team, as well as my former experience as an employee at Harrington, that our two companies share a similar culture of dedication to customer service and support for our employees. We look forward to a strong partnership.”

Scm Group is celebrating its 70th anniversary in 2022. The company began in 1952 with the production of woodworking machines and has evolved into a provider of machining technologies for an extensive range of materials and industrial components. The group’s history dates to 1935, when Nicola Gemmani and Lanfranco Aureli, experts in mechanics and foundry work, started working together. In 1952, the first woodworking machine was created, L’Invincibile, designed by engineer Giuseppe Gemmani, Nicola’s son. In the 1960s, Adriano and Alfredo Aureli, Lanfranco’s children, joined the founders. Today, Scm is investing in the skills of its global team and upping its digital transformation process on two levels: internally, renewing organizational and international models with the customer throughout the customer’s journey, and at a level of the product and services offered to be even closer to their business needs and jointly study the best strategy for smart manufacturing. The group’s research and development investments place sustainability first, to offer solutions that reduce the space occupied in the factory, machining times and margins of error, and keep down costs linked to energy consumption and waste of resources and material. In 70 years, Scm has established an increasingly more direct presence internationally and keeps its global team united. Scm continues to invest in its plants and in foreign sales branches as was the case with the renovated SCM North America branch in British Columbia, Canada, and the opening of new branches in India and Turkey. Stability, internationalization, innovation and people: the values that have always been a part of Scm Group.

The new site is conveniently located a mile from the interstate and offers more than 42,000 square feet of warehouse space with 30′ clear height and 6 dock doors, in addition to ample office space. “The Angola location allows us to centralize our New York distribution activities in a single, larger facility with the proximity and capabilities to serve as a hub for the entire Northeastern United States,” said Mark Casey, president – North America for Professional Plastics.

Creating a new plastics distribution hub demonstrates the company’s commitment to streamlining operations and its ability to evolve with the market to support a rapidly increasing customer base. “Our expansion plans have always been based on where we can best serve our customers,” said Professional Plastics CEO David Kietzke. “Opening the Angola distribution facility allows us to strategically increase our presence while strengthening our capabilities and relationships with our customers.”

This is the company’s second location in the area and will operate in conjunction with its existing East Coast corporate office and manufacturing facility in Orchard Park, NY, USA. The additional location in Western New York provides the space needed for the company to expand upon its distribution and fabrication capabilities in separate, dedicated facilities.

Warehousing and distribution operations are up and running onsite. The company will also renovate the building’s office space to relocate some business functions in early 2023. With Angola, the company’s worldwide network now includes 24 locations in the United States, Singapore, Taiwan and the Philippines.