{"id":3589,"date":"2017-04-04T15:25:49","date_gmt":"2017-04-04T15:25:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/?p=3589"},"modified":"2017-04-04T15:25:49","modified_gmt":"2017-04-04T15:25:49","slug":"mazzella-merges-florida-handling-systems","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/mazzella-merges-florida-handling-systems\/","title":{"rendered":"Mazzella Merges with Florida Handling Systems"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/item\/mazzella-companies\/\">Mazzella Companies<\/a> has merged with FHS Incorporated (Florida Handling Systems), a full-line material handling distributor in the Southeast U.S. This merger will expand <a href=\"http:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/item\/mazzella-companies\/\">Mazzella Companies<\/a>\u2019 North American footprint and enhance its material handling expertise.<\/p>\n<p>FHS Inc. is one of the largest single-source providers of crane service, overhead crane systems, hoists, conveyors, warehouse solutions, storage racking systems and fall restraint systems in the Southeast U.S. They are based in Bartow, Florida, with locations in Gonzales, Louisiana, Duluth, Georgia and Theodore, Alabama. Their overhead crane, hoist, conveyor and warehouse systems are designed and engineered to meet specialized customer needs, and the company\u2019s highly trained crane service technicians specialize in solving complex problems in emergency situations. Moving forward, FHS Inc. will operate as FHS Inc., a Mazzella Company. Terms of the transaction are not being disclosed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFHS\u2019 track record of facilitating material handling needs of all sizes and scopes across the Southeast U.S. is unrivaled,\u201d says Tony Mazzella, Chief Executive Officer of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/item\/mazzella-companies\/\">Mazzella Companies<\/a>. \u201cFrom concept and design to delivery, installation and aftermarket service support, customers benefit by having a single source they can rely on for all their warehousing, storage and product handling needs.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFHS will add great depth to our company\u2019s design, engineering and mechanical service offerings,\u201d adds <a href=\"http:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/item\/mazzella-companies\/\">Mazzella<\/a>. \u201cWe are poised to deliver unparalleled resources and expertise to customers throughout the Southeast U.S. to help them achieve all of their material handling objectives. We welcome President Todd Wall, Vice President Joe Di Cesare and the entire FHS team, and we look forward to Todd and Joe\u2019s continued leadership for years to come.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis merger represents an extremely positive, synergistic fit,\u201d says Todd Wall.<\/p>\n<p>Joe Di Cesare states, \u201cBoth companies have long nurtured a family-focused culture, even through significant growth, and each is fully committed to the safety of customers and employees. Customers will greatly benefit from our combined expertise and service capabilities. We\u2019re excited to serve as an even stronger resource for them in the years ahead.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3590\" style=\"width: 512px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3590\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3590\" src=\"http:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Screen-Shot-2017-04-04-at-16.22.36.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"502\" height=\"293\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Screen-Shot-2017-04-04-at-16.22.36.png 502w, https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Screen-Shot-2017-04-04-at-16.22.36-400x233.png 400w, https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Screen-Shot-2017-04-04-at-16.22.36-394x230.png 394w, https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Screen-Shot-2017-04-04-at-16.22.36-440x257.png 440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 502px) 100vw, 502px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-3590\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mazzella Companies has merged with FHS Incorporated.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/item\/mazzella-companies\/\">Mazzella Companies<\/a> employs over 650 individuals in 28 locations in North America. Mazzella is one of the largest independently-owned companies in the overhead lifting and rigging industries and is a manufacturer and distributor of a wide range of lifting products for industrial, commercial and specialty applications.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mazzella Companies has merged with FHS Incorporated (Florida Handling Systems), a full-line material handling distributor in the Southeast U.S. This merger will expand Mazzella Companies\u2019 North American footprint and enhance its material handling expertise. 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