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SPS and State Steel to Acquire Fabricator Kooima
Written by Sandy Williams
December 4, 2019
SPS Companies and State Steel Supply Co., distributors and fabricators of steel products, will acquire the parts fabrication assets of laser process fabricator Kooima Co., located in Rock Valley, Iowa.
“This new association with SPS and State will allow Kooima to continue our growth, with a primary mission of continuing to serve our customers’ needs for high quality, competitively priced fabrication of flat and tubing products,” said Kooima founder and CEO Phill Kooima
Kooima will continue to provide executive leadership to the company with the rest of the management team including Greg De Jager, President; Mike Altena, CFO; and Jeremy Van Zee, Vice President.
SPS, headquartered in Manhattan, Kan., has distribution, fabrication, processing and ERW tube manufacturing operations in five U.S. states, as well as in Monterrey, Mexico.
State Steel, headquartered in Sioux City, Iowa, operates multiple service centers including coil processing lines, fabrication and processing capabilities, as well as scrap operations in four states.
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