Frontline Road Safety Acquires Hi-Lite Airfield Services from Mangrove Equity Partners

Frontline Road Safety (The Sterling Group) Acquires Hi-Lite Airfield Services

January 4, 2021

Industrial Services

Frontline Road Safety, a platform company sponsored by The Sterling Group, has acquired Hi-Lite Airfield Services, the largest airfield-focused pavement marking contractor in North America. The deal is an add-on to the Frontline platform (its fourth since July 2020); Hi-Lite operates across the United States, Puerto Rico, Canada and the Caribbean and Frontline named Tony G. Plut as CEO.

Mangrove Equity Partners Invests in Hi-Lite Airfield Services, LLC

January 30, 2020

Industrial Services

Mangrove Equity Partners has completed a management-led carve-out investment in Hi-Lite Airfield Services, LLC, a Watertown, New York-based provider of airfield pavement maintenance and runway marking services. The transaction will allow Hi-Lite to operate independently from its former parent, focus on its core airfield maintenance business, and access Mangrove's operational and financing resources to support fleet and growth initiatives.

Hi-Lite Airfield Services (Frontline Road Safety) Acquires Axtell's, Inc.

January 13, 2023

Industrial Services

Hi-Lite Airfield Services, a subsidiary of Frontline Road Safety (a platform backed by The Sterling Group), has acquired the airfield marking business of Axtell's, Inc., a Jermyn, Pennsylvania-based pavement marking and airfield maintenance firm. The acquisition will integrate Axtell's crews and leadership into Hi-Lite to expand Frontline's airfield pavement marking capabilities and geographic reach as an add-on to the Frontline platform.

Frontline Road Safety Acquires The Aero-Mark Company

December 18, 2023

Infrastructure

Frontline Road Safety, a portfolio company of The Sterling Group, has completed the acquisition of The Aero-Mark Company, a Streetsboro, Ohio-based pavement marking contractor with an additional location in Cincinnati. The deal is an add-on to Frontline’s platform (its twelfth acquisition since July 2020) and is intended to expand the platform’s Midwest footprint and service capabilities in road safety and infrastructure maintenance.

Frontline Road Safety (The Sterling Group) Acquires Apply-A-Line

August 31, 2020

Infrastructure

Frontline Road Safety, a portfolio company of The Sterling Group, has acquired Apply-A-Line, a Pacific, Washington-based provider of road and airport striping solutions. The acquisition is an add-on to Frontline's platform as Sterling builds a national road safety and infrastructure maintenance platform through organic growth and M&A.

Frontline Road Safety Acquires InfraStripe from Soundcore Capital Partners

April 9, 2025

Infrastructure

Frontline Road Safety, the largest U.S. pavement marking platform, has acquired InfraStripe, a Charlotte-based roadway safety contractor, from Soundcore Capital Partners. The add-on expands Frontline's traffic control, safety signage and work zone capabilities and deepens its regional footprint across more than 10 states.