Houston-based GHX Industrial, a subsidiary of The United Distribution Group, has acquired the operations and assets of Houston-based Hose & Fittings (HFI), an ISO 9001: 2008 certified company that is a fabricating distributor and key supplier to oilfield companies and OEMs with worldwide offshore and subsea operations whose primary market is offshore drilling and production.
Founded in 1983 by Tom Chapman, HFI’s office, warehouse and fabrication facility is located in a 52,000 sq ft complex on McCarty Street in Houston, TX. Terms were not disclosed.
According to Richard Harrison, President of GHX Industrial, HFI will operate under the GHX name and will now be in position to offer a greater depth of products and services to existing and new customers. Current and expanded product offerings include notable brands such as Eaton, Spir Star, Parker Hannifin and Dixon Valve & Coupling. Andrew Martin, President of HFI has been named Region Manager for GHX in the newly acquired location.
Martin stated that GHX has obviously been very successful at building a strong reputation and customer base; the HFI team is looking forward to being a part of the GHX organization and the UDG family of companies. “Opening new locations to support continued customer growth remains a key strategy for our company and the acquisition of Hose & Fittings, Inc. helps us fill in key components in our upstream market by offering our services to subsea and offshore customers” said Darrell Cole, President & CEO of The United Distribution Group. GHX provides fluid sealing (gaskets), fluid transfer (hoses) and other products to a variety of industries including refining and petrochemical, upstream oil and gas, power generation, mining, agriculture and marine enterprises. GHX operates 59 locations throughout the US and Canada.