AZZ Inc. to acquire Canton Galvanizing, sees accretion

AZZ Inc. (AZZ) announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire all the assets of Canton Galvanizing, a privately held hot-dip galvanizing company based in Canton, Ohio. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. AZZ expects the acquisition will be accretive to earnings within the first year of operation. AZZ will operate the new facility under the name AZZ Galvanizing – Canton East LLC further extending AZZ’s ability to support customers in the Midwest region of the United States. The new galvanizing facility will be integrated into AZZ’s existing network of hot-dip galvanizing plants, increasing its total galvanizing network to 42 sites in North America.