The Klinger Group recently completed a purchase agreement with the West Texas sealing specialist GPI. The acquisition of GPI will further strengthen Klinger’s industrial sealing presence in the USA. GPI will now be part of the worldwide Klinger network and will continue to serve its customers.
GPI has been providing West Texas with sealing technologies in industries such as oil, chemical, power, gas, and wastewater since its formation in early 1982. It supplies and recommends industrial gaskets, Chesterton mechanical seals, pump and valve packings, pumps and pump parts, torque equipment, industrial bolting, instrumentation, equipment lubrication, and many other industrial products to keep customers’ plants running reliably. Bolted joint assembly solutions include on-site training, failure analysis, vendor managed inventory and Torc Logic on-site calibration.
Following the acquisition, Mr. Scott Peters, Managing Director of Thermoseal, will take over as President. Mr. Don Bybee will retain a leading role within the company as Business Development Executive.
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