Our Operating Companies
We have 4 businesses. Our first acquisition was in 1993. Besides substantial internal growth, since that time we have made 17 purchases, including add-ons and minority investments.
We are long-term builders of businesses.
BB Industries, LLC is a leading high service omnichannel distributor of tools, materials and supplies to granite and quartz countertop fabricators, marble stone masons, tile contractors and concrete polishing contractors. BBI’s proprietary branded products are a significant portion of total sales.
Plibrico Company, LLC is a leader in refractory products and applications, maximizing the efficiency, production up time, and safety of our customers’ thermal processing operations. Plibrico develops, manufactures, distributes, and installs a complete line of proprietary high-quality monolithic refractories in aluminum mills, power generation facilities, steel mills and a diverse range of other industries.
Rockford Systems, LLC partners with the world’s large and small manufacturers to provide their employees with safe work environments by delivering world leading industrial knowledge services and products in machine guarding, combustion systems and lockout-tagout. As a trusted adviser since 1971, Rockford Systems helps organizations interpret and apply complex Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) regulations and American National Standards Institute (ANSI) machine safety standards for a broad array of mechanical, electrical, and thermal industrial applications, reducing risks for workers and liability for management and investors.
Hawk Research Laboratories is the leading supplier of bathtub, tile, countertop, kitchen cabinet and floor coatings, and repair systems. The Company’s proprietary acrylic urethanes, epoxies, polyaspartics and adhesives are used for residential, commercial, and industrial finishing and repair applications worldwide.