Dresser Utility Solutions Acquires Total Piping Solutions

DXP Enterprises Acquires Pump Solutions

December 1, 2025

Industrial Services

DXP Enterprises, Inc. has acquired Pump Solutions, a Texas-based distributor and service provider focused on water and wastewater pumps, controls, and related repair services. The deal, announced after a definitive agreement signed December 1, 2025, expands DXP's Water platform in Texas and adds technical sales and service capabilities to its national water and wastewater footprint.

Dresser Utility Solutions Acquires Kobus

April 1, 2025

Infrastructure

Dresser Utility Solutions, a portfolio company of First Reserve, has acquired Kobus, a provider of gas and water pipe-pulling technology and a portfolio company of Agile Growth Equity. Kobus will continue operating from its Houston (U.S.) and Tamworth (U.K.) locations and the deal expands Dresser's capabilities for safer, faster, and more cost-effective underground gas and water pipe replacement to address aging utility infrastructure.

Peak Utility Services Group Acquires Superior Pipeline Services

March 18, 2021

Industrial Services

Peak Utility Services Group, a Denver-based provider of infrastructure services, has acquired Superior Pipeline Services (SPS), a Fort Worth, Texas natural gas utility services contractor. The add-on expands Peak's presence in Texas and strengthens its capabilities for maintenance, repair and installation work in the natural gas utility market.

Total Safety Acquires S&S Supplies and Solutions

September 13, 2019

Industrial Services

Total Safety announced the acquisition of S&S Supplies and Solutions to expand its specialty distribution capabilities for industrial safety products and supplies. S&S will operate independently under the S&S brand with its existing leadership remaining in place as Total Safety integrates distribution into its service offerings to better serve power utility, automotive, airline and energy customers across the U.S.

SPS Companies Acquires US Wholesale Pipe & Tube

December 1, 2020

Building Products

SPS Companies Inc. has acquired the assets of US Wholesale Pipe & Tube Inc., a Holiday, Florida-based distributor and manufacturer of galvanized mechanical steel pipe and tube products. The seller/owner Ed Rachel is stepping aside while the target's executive management (led by JR Baker and Rob Posavec) will remain; SPS said the deal expands its Tubular Products Group and distribution/manufacturing capabilities across five U.S. locations.

Thermal Technology Distribution Solutions (Gryphon Investors) Acquires Applied Thermal Systems

December 11, 2024

Industrial Services

Thermal Technology Distribution Solutions (TTDS), a Gryphon Investors–backed distribution platform, has acquired Applied Thermal Systems, a Minneapolis-area value-added distributor of electric heaters, controls, thermocouples and related engineering services. The add-on expands TTDS's footprint in the Upper Midwest and strengthens its product and technical capabilities; terms were not disclosed.