National Trench Safety Acquires Vellano Shoring and Supply

Tailwind Capital Leads Merger of National Trench Safety and Trench Plate Rental Company

April 1, 2021

Construction

Tailwind Capital organized and led a merger between National Trench Safety (NTS) and Trench Plate Rental Company (TPRC), combining trench-safety rental businesses into a focused platform. Stonebridge Partners sold its interests in NTS as part of the transaction; NTS serves over 4,000 customers and expanded from 13 to 43 branches during Stonebridge's investment.

Pacific Shoring (Palm Peak Capital) Acquires Prospan Shoring

July 17, 2025

Manufacturing

Pacific Shoring Products, a portfolio company of Palm Peak Capital, has acquired Prospan Shoring, a Bensenville, Illinois-based maker of aluminum pneumatic vertical shoring and vehicle stabilization products. The deal includes Prospan's patents and trademarks, and Prospan's president and product inventor, James (Jim) Sullivan, will join Pacific Shoring as Safety and Rescue Product Manager to support product and capability expansion.

Palm Peak Capital Acquires Pacific Shoring Products

January 13, 2025

Manufacturing

Palm Peak Capital completed its first platform investment with the acquisition of Pacific Shoring Products, a Santa Rosa, California-based manufacturer of trench safety and shoring equipment. Stellus Capital Management provided senior debt financing and an equity co-investment to support the transaction; sellers named in announcements include Salt Creek Capital and Huron Capital.

Pacific Shoring Products Acquires Xterra Trench Shields

January 5, 2021

Manufacturing

Pacific Shoring Products has acquired Pasadena, Texas-based Xterra Trench Shields to expand its trench safety product offering to include a full line of both steel and aluminum safety products. The transaction is an add-on to Pacific Shoring (a PE-backed platform) and is intended to broaden capabilities and accelerate growth across the combined company's national footprint.

Vossloh Acquires Nordic Tamping Service AB

January 13, 2026

Infrastructure

German rail-infrastructure supplier Vossloh AG has acquired Nordic Tamping Service AB (NTS), a Borlänge, Sweden-based ballast tamping services provider. The acquisition adds tamping capability and specialist machinery to Vossloh's Lifecycle Solutions unit, broadening its track maintenance and lifecycle offering across Scandinavia; financial terms were not disclosed.

Scruggs Company and NTS Acquire Mid‑America Valve

August 28, 2025

Industrial Services

Scruggs Company and Neil Technical Services (NTS), a portfolio company of Rox Capital Partners, have acquired Mid‑America Valve (MAV), a regional distributor serving the water and wastewater sector. The deal expands the Scruggs/NTS platform's geographic reach in the Midwest and enhances its ability to provide integrated product and field service solutions to municipalities, utilities, and industrial customers.