Area Wide Protective (Kohlberg-backed) Acquires Statewide Safety Systems and Trafficade Traffic Safety Divisions

Kohlberg & Company Acquires Area Wide Protective from The Riverside Company

December 23, 2020

Industrial Services

Kohlberg & Company has acquired Area Wide Protective (AWP), a North Canton, Ohio–based traffic control and temporary traffic safety management services provider, from The Riverside Company. Riverside retained a minority stake via its Strategic Capital Fund; AWP will be led by new CEO Ron Childress as founder/CEO John Sypek transitions to Vice Chairman. Terms were not disclosed.

AWP Safety Acquires Washington Traffic Control and Western Traffic Control

July 31, 2024

Industrial Services

AWP Safety, a Kohlberg & Company–backed worksite safety operator, has acquired Washington Traffic Control, LLC (Seattle, Wash.) and Western Traffic Control, LLC (Vancouver, Wash.). The add-on acquisitions expand AWP Safety's traffic control and worksite protection capabilities and strengthen its footprint in Washington and northern Oregon; transaction terms were not disclosed.

Area Wide Protective Acquires Traffic Safety Rentals

December 2, 2020

Industrial Services

Area Wide Protective (AWP), a North American traffic control services provider, acquired Utah-based Traffic Safety Rentals (TSR) to expand its presence in the Salt Lake City and Ogden markets. The acquisition advances AWP's national growth strategy by strengthening its service footprint for utility, roadway maintenance and construction customers in the western United States.

AWP Safety (Kohlberg-backed) Acquires Site Barricades, Integrity Traffic and WS Barricade

January 8, 2025

Infrastructure

AWP Safety, a Kohlberg & Company-backed traffic safety platform, has acquired three regional traffic control firms — Site Barricades (Fort Worth, Texas), Integrity Traffic (Sherwood, Oregon) and WS Barricade (Frederick, Colorado). The add-on acquisitions expand AWP Safety’s geographic footprint across the Pacific Northwest, Mountain West, Texas and Nebraska and broaden its traffic control, signage, equipment rental and pavement marking capabilities.

AWP Safety Acquires RHV Capital's Traffic Control Group and Texas Traffic and Barricade

August 2, 2023

Industrial Services

AWP Safety, the Kohlberg & Company-backed worksite safety platform, acquired RHV Capital's Traffic Control Group (Arrive Alive Traffic Control, Give 'Em a Brake Safety, Stay Alert Safety Services) and Texas Traffic and Barricade. The add-on deal expands AWP Safety's national footprint across utility, broadband and transportation infrastructure end markets and brings additional regional teams and capabilities into its platform.

Area Wide Protective (Riverside) Acquires Northern Colorado Traffic Control

July 17, 2019

Transportation

Area Wide Protective (AWP), a portfolio company of The Riverside Company, has acquired Northern Colorado Traffic Control, Inc. (NCTC) as an add-on to AWP's traffic management platform. The acquisition expands AWP's footprint into the Colorado market while keeping NCTC founder Trish Sandau actively involved.