Teresa Clayton

February 1, 2018 — Singer Equities, Inc. has acquired Smith Industrial Rubber & Plastics Inc. headquartered in Rockford, Illinois.  Smith Industrial is a distributor and fabricator of hydraulic hose and fittings, conveyor belting, industrial hose, sheet rubber and die cut parts from plastic and rubber.  The business was founded in the 1940s as a division of Smith Oil Corp. who was a dominant distributor of petroleum, rubber products and select automotive parts through most of the 20^th century in the Rock River valley.  Current owners Scott Greenfield and Tom Rudnicki were originally salesmen for Smith Industrial Rubber.  Tom Rudnicki will remain as General Manager and will continue operating under the Smith Industrial Rubber and Plastics name.

“Scott Greenfield, Tom Rudnicki and their team have built a reputable rubber distribution business over the past 30 years and have earned that through their value-add product offerings and dedication to customer service”, stated Sam Petillo, President of Singer Equities.  Adding, “We are very excited and proud to have Smith Industrial Rubber & Plastics join the Singer Equities team and expand our geographic footprint into Illinois. The addition of Smith Industrial further diversifies our customer base.”  Rudnicki said, “Through this partnership with Singer we maintain our name, identity and business model that enabled Smith’s growth over the past 75 years. We plan to leverage Singer’s strength in the rubber industry to hasten the pace of our growth in the Midwest.”

Singer Equities, along with Bishop Lifting Products, are wholly owned subsidiaries of SBP Holdings.  Singer Equities specializes in industrial hose, hydraulic hose, conveyor belt and gasket material fabrication and services.  Bishop Lifting is engaged in the fabrication, distribution and rental of wire rope and rigging products and services.  The combined entity has 58 locations throughout North America with over 1050 employees.  More information can be obtained at www.sbpholdings.com and www.singerequities.com.

February 1, 2018—Houston, Texas

SBP Holdings is pleased to announce the appointment of Pete Haberbosch as company President. Due to this, he will be replacing Don Fritzinger, who will remain as CEO of the organization. Haberbosch joined the Singer Equities business vertical in 2014 as a Vice President of their Hampton Rubber and Summers Rubber businesses. Later, he was named a Vice President of Business Development for SBP Holdings. Furthermore, in this new role, Haberbosch will continue in the strategic acquisition pipeline development. In addition, he will also continue marketing efforts supporting the organic and acquisition growth of both business verticals. Prior to joining Singer, Haberbosch held a number of management roles for the Gates Corporation and Fenner.

Fritzinger commented “Pete brings a great deal of energy and diverse skill sets from his background in the […] industry over the past 25 years. Pete will help create a dynamic leadership team. This is alongside Sam Petillo, President of Singer Equities, Harold King, President of Bishop Lifting, and Craig Osborne, SPB Holdings Group CFO.”

Singer Equities specializes in industrial hoses, hydraulic hoses, conveyor belts, and gasket material fabrication and services. Whereas, Bishop Lifting is engaged in the fabrication, distribution, and rental of wire rope and rigging products and services. Ultimately, the combined entity has 58 locations throughout North America with over 1050 employees.

More information on the companies can be found at www.sbpholdings.com, www.singerequities.com, and www.lifting.com.

Check out our latest January 2018 Newsletter: Rigging Connection. We talk about periodic rigging inspections, BLP services, sling and rigging training, Gator-Laids and more!

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