Fisher-Barton Group Acquires Zenith Cutter

Zenith Cutter Co., Loves Park., Ill., has been acquired by the Fisher-Barton Group and will operate as an independent division of the Fisher-Barton Group of companies.

“The Fisher-Barton Group of companies is world class when it comes to their metallurgical expertise and shares our passion and commitment to making customers successful by providing them with the highest quality products possible,” says John Mink, president and chairman of the board of Zenith Cutter.

“We are confident that the synergies gained through the addition of Zenith Cutter will prove to be very beneficial to the domestic and international markets that we service,” says Richard Wilkey, CEO of Waukesha, Wis.-based Fisher-Barton Group.

With manufacturing and distribution facilities located in Loves Park, Ill., and in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, Zenith provides products for processing equipment used in the recycling, converting, corrugated, plastics, textile, tire, tree care, roofing and wood industries.

Prior to the Zenith acquisition, the Fisher-Barton Group consisted of six business units: Fisher-Barton Blades Inc.; Fisher-Barton Specialty Products Inc.; Fisher-Barton South Carolina Inc.; Thermal Spray Technologies Inc.; Accurate Specialties Inc.; and Lineage Alloys Inc.

More information on Fisher-Barton can be found at www.fisher-barton.com.