AZZ acquires Trinity Industries' galvanizing business

AZZ Inc., Fort Worth, Texas, a provider of galvanizing services, welding systems, specialty electrical equipment, and highly engineered services, has acquired the assets of U.S. Galvanizing LLC, a provider of steel corrosion coating services and a wholly owned subsidiary of Trinity Industries Inc. With this acquisition, AZZ Galvanizing Services has increased its network of hot-dip galvanizing plants to 42 sites in the U.S. and Canada.

The acquisition of the U.S. Galvanizing LLC assets includes six galvanizing facilities located in Hurst, Kennedale, Big Spring, and San Antonio, Texas; Morgan City, La.; and Kosciusko, Miss. The transaction also includes Texas Welded Wire, a secondary business integrated within U.S. Galvanizing's Hurst facility.

As part of this acquisition, AZZ and Meyer Steel Structures, a manufacturer of steel structures for electricity transmission and distribution and a wholly owned subsidiary of Trinity Industries, have entered into a long-term supply and service agreement making AZZ the primary supplier of hot-dip galvanizing services for Meyer Steel Structures.