Cummins-Wagner Completes Acquisition of Food Equipment & Engineering Company

Cummins-Wagner Co., Inc., a leading distributor of industrial process equipment and HVAC equipment in Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and New York, is pleased to announce that it has completed its acquisition of Food Equipment & Engineering Co (FEECO).

FEECO employs 14 people, and is headquartered in Tampa, FL. FEECO is recognized as a leader as a full service distributor and integrator for the food, beverage, citrus, dairy, pharmaceutical and personal care industries. The combination of Cummins-Wagner’s Siewert Classic Branches with FEECO creates a company with greater scale and resources to meet the growing needs of customers, markets and vendor-partners.

This acquisition is a key part of Cummins-Wagner’s business strategy of steady, manageable growth through new market penetration and acquisition. “The acquisition of Food Equipment &  Engineering Co allows us to diversify into sanitary, food and beverage, which are relatively new markets for us,” states Doug Ardinger, President / CEO of Cummins-Wagner. “We are excited about the opportunities and the addition of the talented employees this acquisition brings.”

“Food Equipment & Engineering Company joining forces with Cummins-Wagner allows for future growth by leveraging the resources, people, product lines and customers.” said Dan Orr,  president and Owner of FEECO. “This is very much a win/win for the employees, vendors and customers.”

FEECO employees will become part of Cummins-Wagner’s 100% Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP). “The ESOP is a tremendous benefit and we are excited to have FEECO personnel  ecome fellow employee owners and participate in the future success of the company,” said Mark Shaughness, Executive VP / CFO of Cummins-Wagner.

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