Alamo Group Acquires Ring-O-Matic

Alamo Group Acquires Royal Truck & Equipment

October 10, 2023

Manufacturing

Alamo Group Inc. acquired 100% of the outstanding equity of Royal Truck & Equipment, a Shoemakersville, Pennsylvania-based manufacturer of truck-mounted highway attenuator trucks and other highway safety equipment. The acquisition adds a new platform for Alamo in the highway safety equipment market and is expected to accelerate Royal Truck's growth amid increased government infrastructure spending.

Alamo Group Acquires Petersen Industries

January 30, 2026

Manufacturing

Alamo Group Inc. completed its acquisition of Petersen Industries, a manufacturer of truck‑mounted grapple loader equipment, finalizing a deal first announced with a purchase agreement on December 10, 2025. Alamo said the purchase expands its material‑handling and vegetation‑management product offering and will leverage Alamo’s sales channels to broaden Petersen’s market coverage and support product development.

ROMCO Equipment Co. (SMT) Acquires Sierra Machinery Inc.

July 25, 2023

Industrial Services

ROMCO Equipment Co., a division of SMT, has acquired Sierra Machinery Inc., a full-service distributor of construction, mining, and industrial equipment with two locations in El Paso, Texas and Artesia, New Mexico. The acquisition (closed July 25, 2023) expands ROMCO/SMT’s footprint in the U.S. Southwest and preserves Sierra’s leadership and local operations under continuing management.

Sani-Matic Acquires Douglas Machines Corp.

August 7, 2025

Manufacturing

Sani-Matic, a Sun Prairie, Wisconsin-based hygienic cleaning systems manufacturer and portfolio company of Hamilton Robinson Capital Partners (HRCP), has acquired Douglas Machines Corp., a Clearwater, Florida-based maker of commercial and industrial washers. The deal combines complementary product portfolios to expand Sani-Matic's market share and capabilities across the food & beverage, bakery/foodservice, and pharmaceutical end markets.

Tank Holding Acquires Rotational Molding Inc.

January 4, 2021

Manufacturing

Tank Holding, a North American rotational molding platform owned by Olympus Partners, has acquired California-based Rotational Molding Inc. (RMI), including RMI's Gardena, California facility. The add-on expands Tank Holding's product portfolio in bulk laundry carts, material handling containers, refuse/recycling and storage tanks and creates additional synergies with Tank Holding's existing brands.

SMT Acquires Texas-Based ROMCO Equipment Co.

March 9, 2022

Industrial Services

Brussels-based SMT has acquired ROMCO Equipment Co. (ROMCO, Inc.), a Dallas-headquartered, family-owned Volvo construction equipment distributor, in a transaction that closed on March 9, 2022. The deal transfers ROMCO's twelve Texas locations and ~290 employees to SMT as the company expands into the U.S. market and plans investments in rental activities, technical upgrades, and employee development.