WILLMAR

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B&F Fastener Provide

, with company headquarters in Ramsey, Minnesota, has acquired

Northern States Provide

, which B&F describes in a information launch as a longtime competitor whose acquisition will create a “regional powerhouse distributor of each industrial and building provides within the Midwest area.”

Northern States Provide, with headquarters in Willmar, will see little operational change all through the transition, Northern States Provide President Tina Erpenbach wrote in a letter to the Willmar Lakes Space Chamber of Commerce.

A number one distributor of high quality industrial and building provide merchandise based in 1960, Northern States Provide will proceed to function underneath its title in the interim, in accordance with the B&F information launch.

“We’re each industry-leading companies that offer the best high quality merchandise and second to-none buyer experiences, making this the proper strategic partnership,” Erpenbach mentioned within the information launch.

B&F Fastener Provide was established in 1988. Based on the information launch, the acquisition of Northern States Provide will allow each firms to strengthen their mixed work forces and provide an expanded product and repair choice, together with in-house customized machining, in-house customized packaging, merchandising options, energy instruments, instrument equipment and extra.

“We’re thrilled to welcome all of Northern States Provide’s staff, prospects, and product choices to our household,” mentioned Nicole Baltes, B&F Fastener Provide president.

The Northern States Provide web site lists seven places together with Willmar, St. Cloud and others in Minnesota, North Dakota and South Dakota.

With practically 300 staff throughout each firms and 21 places, B&F’s footprint will probably be stronger than ever, in accordance with the information launch, with a mixed geographical attain that may vary throughout Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, Iowa, Wisconsin and Nebraska.