MCE Automation Acquires Industrial Control Service, Inc

 Motion & Control Enterprises Completes Two Acquisitions

Zelienople, PA

Motion & Control Enterprises (“MCE”) announced today that it has completed the acquisitions of Power & Pumps, Inc. (“P&P”) and Industrial Control Services, Inc. (“IC”).

Power & Pumps, headquartered in Jacksonville, FL, is a distributor of pumps, drives, blowers, vacuum and power transmission products to municipal and industrial customers in Florida and Georgia. P&P is also the master distributor in North America for All Prime Pumps, a line of self-priming pumps sold to municipal and industrial end-users and resellers. P&P also performs repairs and other value-added services for its customer base.

Industrial Control Services, based in Zeeland, MI, is a value-added distributor of specialty automation products, including robotics, motion control, machine vision, barcoding systems, controls & networking, and safety solutions.

“We are very excited to welcome the talented associates of Power & Pumps and Industrial Control Services to the MCE family,” said Charles Hale, Chairman & CEO of MCE. “These businesses will expand our geographic reach, deepen our offering of automation solutions, and expand our presence in the fluid processing market.”  

Hale added, “We have completed 10 acquisitions since January 2021 as we continue to expand our range of highly engineered, full lifecycle fluid, flow, automation and air solutions to our customers.”

About Motion & Control Enterprises

Founded in 1951, MCE is a supplier of technical fluid power, automation, flow control, compressed air and lubrication products, repair & services, and bespoke solutions. The Company serves more than 23,000 MRO and OEM customers from 39 facilities located in 13 states. For more information, please visit www.mceautomation.com.

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