Abilene, TX -Darrell H. Cole, President & CEO of The United Distribution Group and Richard A. Harrison, President of GHX Industrial announce the acquisition of Dandy Specialties, Inc., headquartered in Abilene, TX. Dandy, founded in 1981, is an industrial distributor of specialized drilling rig and wellhead components and is comprised of three facilities in Abilene, TX; Odessa, TX and Hobbs, NM. Dandy will operate as a division of McCarty Equipment Co., a subsidiary of GHX Industrial.
Richard A. Harrison, President of Houston, TX based GHX Industrial stated that he is very excited that Dandy Specialties is now a part of the GHX Industrial portfolio of companies.
Kelly McCarty, President of Abilene, TX based McCarty Equipment, stated that the addition of Dandy will provide McCarty Equipment with the opportunity to expand its product and service offering to the upstream gas and oil industry.
Former owner, Andy Weatherby, who remains with the Dandy organization will work closely with Kelly McCarty, stated that he and the entire team are extremely excited to now be associated with The United Distribution Group family of companies.