Insulation industry news from Global Insulation

US: Engineered thermal solution providers Thermon Group Holdings Inc has announced that one of its wholly-owned, indirect subsidiaries, Thermon, has acquired 100% of the equity interests of Industrial Process Insulators Inc (IPI) for US$21.75m, effective from 31 July 2015, according to Dow Jones.

IPI is an insulation contractor serving the refining, petrochemical, power and energy, marine and pulp and paper industries in the US, with a significant presence in the Texas and Louisiana Gulf Coast region. For the unaudited 12 month period that ended on 30 June 2015, IPI generated around a revenue of around US$22m. The IPI management team, led by Darrell Kunk and Brian Kunk, will continue to operate the business following the closing of the transaction.

"For over 15 years, IPI has been delivering high quality, responsive and, most importantly, safe, thermal insulation solutions to its industrial customers in the Gulf Coast region, including as a subcontractor of Thermon. We believe that IPI is an ideal complement to Thermon's existing installation services offering and will enhance our ability to execute turnkey heat tracing solutions. We expect the acquisition of IPI to enhance our ability to sell our core heat tracing products and grow our installed base. The acquisition is consistent with our strategy of pursuing organic and inorganic growth opportunities within and adjacent to our core thermal solutions business," said Rodney Bingham, president and CEO of Thermon. "We have known and worked with Darrell and Brian Kunk since the early 1990s and are pleased that they have agreed to multi-year employment agreements with Thermon. We look forward to welcoming IPI employees into the Thermon family."

"We have a great deal of respect for the Thermon organisation given the long track record of involvement between our two companies. We are excited to be partnering with Thermon and look forward to continued success," said Darrell Kunk, CEO of IPI.