Lewis-Goetz acquires conveyor installer/servicer

Industrial Distribution staff -- Industrial Distribution, 3/3/2008 7:39:00 AM

Bellaire, Ohio-based JA-MAR provides conveyor system installation and services. Owner Mark Allen will remain with the company as general manager.

“The combination of JA-MAR’s exceptional service capabilities with Lewis-Goetz’s products and sales force is a natural fit,” Lewis-Goetz president and CEO Jeffrey Crane said. “It will help us further our goal of being a total conveyor system service provider to our customers. JA-MAR’s outstanding reputation for service and commitment to its customers convinced us that they were the right partner in this endeavor.”

Pittsburgh-based Lewis-Goetz ranked 31st on INDUSTRIAL DISTRIBUTION’s 2007 Big 50 list of distributors, with 2006 sales of $210 million.