Core & Main to Acquire New Jersey Distributors

The deals will add New York-area providers of utility and fire protection products.

Core & Main branch, Farmingdale, N.J.
Core & Main branch, Farmingdale, N.J.
Core & Main Inc.

Waterworks and infrastructure product distributor Core & Main on Wednesday announced agreements to acquire two companies in northern New Jersey.

St. Louis-based Core & Main — no. 6 on ID’s 2024 Big 50 — will add Eastcom Associates, a Branchburg provider of underground utility protection equipment, and ARGCO Northeast, a fire protection product distributor located in Saddle Brook.

Eastcom, the company noted, dates back more than 50 years and serves contractors and surveyors across 13 states.

“The Eastcom team brings a wealth of product and service knowledge in this growing product area for Core & Main, which will be a great addition to our existing product offerings," Mike Huebert, the company’s president, said in a statement.

Financial terms of the deals were not disclosed.

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