FloWorks Acquires Applied Controls (Including AC Systems Integration)

FloWorks Acquires Slater Controls

October 20, 2025

Industrial Services

FloWorks International LLC, a Houston-based specialty distributor and portfolio company of Wynnchurch Capital, has acquired Slater Controls LLC, a distributor of valve automation, instrumentation, and relief valves with four locations across Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona. The deal is an add-on acquisition intended to expand FloWorks' product portfolio, geographic footprint, and cross-selling opportunities under Wynnchurch's ownership.

FloWorks Acquires Assured Automation

August 20, 2024

Industrial Services

FloWorks International, a Wynnchurch Capital portfolio company, has acquired Assured Automation, a Roselle, New Jersey-based distributor of valve automation and flow meter products that sells through e‑commerce platforms. The deal expands FloWorks' online sourcing and flow-control capabilities and is the platform's third acquisition in the last 12 months.

FloWorks Acquires CAC Industrial Equipment

March 5, 2025

Industrial Services

FloWorks International LLC, a Wynnchurch Capital portfolio company, has acquired CAC Industrial Equipment Ltd., a Victoria, British Columbia–based distributor of pumps and pump repair services. The deal expands FloWorks' pumps offering and strengthens its presence in Canada; CAC will continue to serve customers across mining, aggregate, water and other industrial end markets.

Wynnchurch Capital Acquires Majority Stake in FloWorks from Clearlake

January 24, 2023

Industrial Services

Wynnchurch Capital has acquired a majority ownership of FloWorks International, LLC from Clearlake Capital, with Clearlake retaining a minority stake. FloWorks, headquartered in Houston, is a specialty distributor of flow control products and provider of technical MRO solutions; the recapitalization is intended to support continued organic growth and strategic M&A to expand the platform.

FloWorks (Sunbelt Supply) Acquires Oliver Equipment Company

November 6, 2020

Industrial Services

FloWorks International, an affiliate of Sunbelt Supply backed by Clearlake Capital Group, acquired Oliver Equipment Company (OEC), a Houston-based provider of specialty rotating equipment, onsite services and custom packaged systems. The add-on expands Sunbelt/FloWorks' flow solutions platform into rotating equipment and packaged systems; OEC's leadership will remain and terms were not disclosed.

Clearlake-backed FloWorks Acquires Genesis Systems

September 13, 2021

Industrial Services

FloWorks, the Clearlake Capital-backed flow solutions platform, has acquired Genesis Systems, a Garland, Texas-based distributor of control valves, regulators and valve automation products. The add-on expands FloWorks' distribution and valve automation capabilities and extends its customer reach across industrial end markets including petrochemical, power generation and semiconductors.