Nelson Global Prods acquires Morton Industries, BSI

STOUGHTON, Wisc. — Nelson Global Products Inc., a global leader in the design and manufacture of tubular and exhaust products for commercial vehicle markets, has acquired Morton Industries LLC and Bradley Services Inc. (BSI), effective immediately.

Morton Industries and BSI will continue to operate under the leadership of Chris Ober, their current president, and his management team.

Nelson Global Products, and its affiliated companies, are a portfolio company of Wind Point Partners, a private equity firm headquartered in Chicago.

Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.

"This acquisition is a very exciting opportunity for us," said Tom Gosnell, CEO, Nelson. "It is central to our growth strategy and provides a significant opportunity for us to expand our service, our product offerings, our capacity, and our global reach to meet the expectations of our growing number of customers.

Over 700 employees of Morton and BSI will maintain their positions with the respective companies.

Founded in 1946, Morton Industries provides customers with precision machining of complex components, tubular fabrication, sub-assembly and assembly, design and build of tooling and fixturing, all for leading global manufacturers such as Caterpillar and John Deere & Co.

Stringent new emissions regulations for U.S. on-highway diesel engines, mandated by the EPA in 2010, have required the industry’s need for quality, thermal management tubing solutions.

As other countries adopt tighter emissions standards in the future, Nelson anticipates carrying over North America thermal management technology to achieve significantly higher demand for its thermal management tubing products, the company says.