SouthernCarlson's Houston, TX, branch
Kyocera Corporation has concluded an agreement to acquire 100% ownership of SouthernCarlson, Inc., a U.S. distributor of tools, fasteners, packaging and facility supplies, headquartered in Omaha, NE. Under the agreement, SouthernCarlson will operate as a U.S.-based subsidiary of Kyocera Corporation.
SouthernCarlson serves an array of end markets from over 150 branches across North America. "It is a distributor of the most recognized and highest-quality brands of construction fasteners, tools, packaging, facility supplies and tool repair services," said a company spokesperson.
Kyocera entered the industrial tools market in the 1970s with a line of high-speed metal processing tools, and has expanded into precision tools for automotive, aerospace, energy, medical and woodworking applications. With the acquisition of SouthernCarlson, Kyocera will serve a wider range of customers across the North American residential, manufacturing and industrial professional tool and fastener markets.
For more information contact:
Kyocera International, Inc.
102 Industrial Park Road
Hendersonville, NC 28792
800-823-7284
cuttingtools@kyocera.com
www.kyoceraprecisiontools.com
SouthernCarlson, Inc.
800-745-6735
www.southerncarlson.com