Conner Industries Acquires Guardian Packaging Industries

Conner Industries, a Fort Worth-based provider of lumber and integrated packaging solutions, has acquired Guardian Packaging Industries LP, a Garland, Texas-based foam cutting and integrated packaging specialist (including its Southwest Air Products division). The acquisition expands Conner's integrated packaging footprint and capabilities — including foam, corrugate and adhesive foam tape production — and supports growth into military/defense and other industrial end markets in the Dallas/Fort Worth area.