NWI Enterprises (Harbour Group) Acquires RailFX

PrimeSource Building Products Acquires Nationwide Industries (NWI Enterprises)

May 3, 2021

Building Products

PrimeSource Building Products, a Clearlake-backed national distributor of specialty residential building products, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire NWI Enterprises (doing business as Nationwide Industries) from affiliates of Harbour Group. The add-on expands PrimeSource’s branded product catalogue into fence & gate hardware, railing systems and perimeter security and aims to accelerate growth through enhanced channel reach and catalogue depth.

Harbour Group's NWI Enterprises Acquires LockeyUSA

March 1, 2021

Building Products

NWI Enterprises, a Harbour Group company, has acquired the assets of LockeyUSA. The acquisition brings Lockey's perimeter-security and gate-hardware product portfolio into NWI's fence and gate hardware offering to expand capabilities and customer channels; terms were not disclosed.

North American Rail Solutions (American Track) Completes Multiple Add-on Acquisitions Including West Rail Construction, Strategic Rail, Tri Innovations and Condor Signals

March 4, 2024

Transportation

DFW Capital Partners-backed North American Rail Solutions (NARS), through its subsidiaries American Track and Universal Rail Systems, completed a series of add-on acquisitions to expand geographic coverage and service capabilities across the U.S. and Canada. Targets include West Rail Construction (Vancouver, WA), Strategic Rail (Tomahawk, WI), Tri Innovations Consulting Ltd. (Calgary, AB) and Condor Signals & Communications (Ontario) to broaden NARS' rail maintenance, construction, engineering and signals/communications offering.

Envision Building Products Acquires Fairway Architectural Railing Solutions

January 27, 2021

Building Products

Envision Building Products, a subsidiary of family-owned TAMKO Holdings, acquired Fairway Architectural Railing Solutions from Argosy Private Equity on December 31, 2020. Fairway, headquartered in Mt. Joy, Pennsylvania, is a designer and manufacturer of non-wood railing systems with manufacturing facilities in Mt. Joy, PA; Hamilton, NJ; and York, NE; the acquisition expands Envision/TAMKO’s outdoor living and railing product capabilities and geographic footprint.

UFP Industries Subsidiary Deckorators Acquires Ultra Aluminum Manufacturing

December 27, 2021

Building Products

UFP Industries’ subsidiary Deckorators, Inc. acquired Ultra Aluminum Manufacturing Inc., a Howell, Michigan manufacturer of ornamental aluminum fencing, gates and railing, for $25.0 million with an additional $2.0 million contingent on performance. The acquisition adds aluminum fencing and railing to Deckorators’ product lineup and preserves existing Ultra leadership while expanding UFP’s building-products offerings.

Navis (Cargotec) Acquires Assets of Biarri Rail

February 19, 2020

Transportation

Navis, part of Cargotec Corporation, agreed to acquire the assets of Biarri Rail, a Melbourne-based provider of planning and scheduling optimization software for freight railroads. The acquisition integrates Biarri Rail's SaaS planning and optimization capabilities with Navis' N4 Terminal Operating System to expand Navis' inland/intermodal rail solutions and improve rail operations and asset utilization. The Biarri Rail team will continue operating from Melbourne and Chicago; the deal was expected to close by end of February 2020.