Tnemec Company Inc., a manufacturer of protective coatings and linings, has acquired Epoxytec International Inc., another manufacturer of protective coatings and linings. The acquisition brings the two family-owned companies together to offer their products on a larger scale.
Epoxytec was established in 1990 by Italian immigrant Joe Caputi. After becoming an independent distributor for a specialty coatings company, Caputi eventually parted ways to form Epoxytec. In 2001 Joe’s son Michael Caputi joined the business, helping expand Epoxytec to offer services worldwide from its headquarters in Hollywood, Florida.
“I am proud of the business my father built that has led us to where we are today, and it’s a model we intend to keep,” said Michael Caputi. “We are excited to join another family-owned business where we can continue to put customer service and quality at the forefront of everything we do, as we have done for the last 30 years.”
Epoxytec focuses primarily on epoxy repair, coating and lining technologies for construction and industrial maintenance. In addition, its products offer protection of steel and concrete, covering a variety of industries such as water and wastewater, mining, energy, petroleum and gas, marine and more.
With its work in water and wastewater solutions, it expanded to launch separate brands including CLADLINER for manhole rehabilitation and lining systems and MCOR Products, a line of specialty repair materials formulated to rehabilitate and protect against the effects of heat, abrasion and chemical attack in heavy industries.
“We have no doubt that Tnemec will be a good steward of the business we’ve spent years building,” said Caputi. “We contribute a lot of our success to our people and our customers, and that’s something Tnemec doesn’t take lightly. As a fellow family-owned company, they’ve also been built from the ground up and are ready to help push us and our customers into the future of high-performance coatings and linings with them.”
