Motor City Industrial of Hazel Park has acquired West Virginia-based Smith Fastener, increasing the company’s product and service offerings, and broadening its customer base. Terms were not disclosed.
Motor City Industrial and its affiliated companies now serve more than 20 states from seven locations with 135 employees.
Smith Fastener was founded in 1965 and is a distributor of industrial consumables and ancillary products throughout North America from three locations in West Virginia, Pennsylvania, and Texas.
Founded in 1965, It offers more than 20,000 parts, including corrosion-resistant coating services for mission-critical parts. Smith also offers supply chain engineering and technical support, and in-house emergency fabrication of custom MRO components to minimize downtime for its customer-partners.
“Motor City Industrial’s strategic support, while respecting what makes us unique to our customers and associates, was the ideal partnership for the future of Smith Fastener,” says Brian Smith, executive vice president and general manager of Smith Fastener.
“We hope to bring the combined customer base new opportunities for profitable growth with Motor City Industrial,” says Joe Stephens, CEO of Motor City Industrial.
