AZZ Inc. announced today that it has acquired all the assets of NuZinc, LLC, a privately held plating company in the Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas area. NuZinc provides electroplating services to the markets of aerospace, defense, telecommunications, medical, transportation and commercial industries. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. AZZ expects the acquisition will be accretive to earnings within the first year of operation.
Through the acquisition, AZZ gains the plating operations and employees of NuZinc, which operates in a 29,000 square foot facility in Garland, Texas. Going forward, AZZ intends to operate the facility as AZZ Powder Coating and Plating – Garland, and will integrate it with existing powder coating and plating operations the company operates in the area.
Michael Doucet, Senior Vice President of AZZ Surface Technologies commented, "We are pleased to welcome NuZinc's employees to AZZ and look forward to a seamless integration while providing customers with expanded services through our growing network of surface technology plants. With the addition of NuZinc, AZZ now operates six powder coating and plating operations in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. This acquisition adds value and expands our scope of services for customers throughout North America."