Lincoln Electric acquires Vanair to support service market

Lincoln Electric has acquired Vanair

Lincoln Electric Holdings has acquired Vanair Manufacturing, a privately held, Michigan City, Ind.-based, manufacturer of mobile power solutions serving the U.S. service truck market.

Vanair offers the industry’s most comprehensive portfolio of mobile power solutions, including vehicle-mounted compressors, generators, welders, hydraulics, chargers/boosters, and electrified power equipment. Their extensive equipment portfolio complements Lincoln Electric’s maintenance and repair consumable offering and builds upon the joint development equipment initiatives that the two companies have been pursuing, Lincoln Electric says.

“We are pleased to welcome the Vanair team to Lincoln Electric. Vanair is renowned for their leading high-quality manufacturing, innovation, and engineering expertise in the fast-growing maintenance and repair service truck market,” says Steven B. Hedlund, Lincoln Electric president and CEO.

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“By joining together, Lincoln Electric will capitalize on this channel opportunity to accelerate growth and broaden our technology platform for long-term value creation.”

Vanair’s annual revenue is approximately $100 million with a low double-digit percent EBIT margin, and their results will be reported in the Americas Welding Segment, the company says.

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