Harbour Group's Lindstrom Acquires Hodell-Natco's Packaged Fastener Business

ST. LOUIS, March 8, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Lindstrom, LLC, a Harbour Group company, acquired the packaged fastener and master distribution business of Hodell-Natco Industries, Inc., Jeff Fox, Harbour Group's chairman and chief executive officer, announced today.  Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Hodell-Natco is a leading distributor of fasteners and related products, with six branches in the United States. The company's packaged fastener business is based in Cleveland, and provides over 23,000 packaged products to its customers.

"Hodell-Natco offers a broad product line of customizable packaged fasteners and is well-positioned to meet the needs of its distributor customers," Mr. Fox said. "Hodell-Natco brings tremendous value to distributors by offering unique product lines, quality assurance, and a commitment to customer service. The addition of Hodell-Natco's packaged fastener business will further enable Lindstrom to serve our customers with an even broader product offering."

Mike Wrenn, President of Lindstrom, commented: "Packaged fasteners have been part of our core business since the acquisition of Titan Fasteners in 2014. Packaging is now one of Lindstrom's specialties and we are excited to offer more products to our distributor customers. Lindstrom is known for customer service; this acquisition expands our physical footprint to further enhance our service levels."

"Our focus at Hodell-Natco is to continue growing our core end-user business," said Kevin Reidl, President of Hodell-Natco. "When we determined that the packaged fastener business was no longer core to our long-term vision for the company, we began the search for a partner that we knew would be diligent in their care for our highly valued packaged-fastener customers. Harbour Group and the Lindstrom team are uniquely suited to accomplish our goal.

"We are very confident," he continued, "that they will provide outstanding service to these long-term customers and would not have considered this transaction if we felt differently. We will be working closely with Lindstrom throughout the transition and will maintain a strong relationship with them as a supplier going forward."

In conjunction with the acquisition, Lindstrom is pleased to announce that a new distribution center will open in Cleveland in April 2017.      

About Lindstrom
Lindstrom, LLC is the largest master distributor of specialty fasteners in the United States.  The company is headquartered in Blaine, Minn., and has branch locations in Elgin, Ill.; Greer, S.C.; New Windsor, N.Y.; Grand Prairie, Tex.; Mississauga, Canada; and soon Cleveland, Ohio.  Selling exclusively to distributors, Lindstrom offers products stocked for immediate delivery, specialty parts manufacturing, multiple packaging options, specialty plating, and other value added services. In addition, Lindstrom is the exclusive master distributor of Bossard Group products in the United States.

About Harbour Group
Harbour Group is a privately owned, operations focused company based in St. Louis, Mo.  Harbour Group's companies are engaged in manufacturing and distribution in multiple industries, including scientific products and lab ware, thermal management solutions, flow and energy measurement, boiler systems, professional diagnostic and repair tools, master distribution of fasteners, logistics services, abrasives, diamond-cutting products and related tools, entertainment and music products, and auxiliary plastic processing equipment.  Since its founding in 1976, Harbour Group has acquired 191 businesses in 39 different industries.

SOURCE Harbour Group