HAMILTON, OHIO – July 22, 2024 – OPW, is pleased to announce that it has completed the acquisition of Marshall Excelsior Company (“MEC”), including all its entities (Marshall Excelsior Co, Xanik, CPC-Cryolab and BASE Engineering Inc.). Based in Marshall, MI, MEC is a leading provider of highly engineered severe-service flow-control solutions for use in compressed and liquefied-gas applications.
“For more than 48 years, Marshall Excelsior has been a well-regarded manufacturer of high-quality equipment and systems that have been designed to optimize the handling of various forms of compressed and liquefied gases, including LPG, anhydrous ammonia (NH3) and cryogenic liquids,” said Kevin Long, President of OPW “These products support the transport, transfer, storage, delivery and dispensing of these critical commodities, which makes MEC an ideal addition to our OPW portfolio of product brands.”
To confidently serve the compressed and liquefied-gas market, MEC offers a comprehensive portfolio of valves, regulators, controls and ancillary products, all of which have been engineered to help reduce the risk of system failure, resulting in optimized uptime and return on investment for the end user. This expansive portfolio of products enables MEC to offer clean-energy solutions to a wide range of industries, including refining, power generation, chemical, space launch, medical, semiconductor, agriculture, bulk storage, recreational vehicle, commercial and residential.
“Since our founding, MEC has been committed to producing cleaner and greener products and systems that help optimize safety and performance,” said Pat Donovan, President & CEO of MEC. “We see that same commitment from OPW and their product brands and look forward to playing a leading role as the company continues to build its reputation as a leader in the growing and evolving compressed and liquefied-gas markets in both North America and globally.”
For more information about any of the systems and equipment offered by OPW, please visit opwglobal.com. To learn more about this acquisition, please visit opwglobal.com/expanding-horizons/.
About OPW
For more than 130 years, OPW is defining what’s next through innovations designed to enhance safety, reliability, efficiency, and business performance within four business units serving the clean energy, propane, fluid handling, and vehicle wash markets. Specifically, OPW Fluid Transfer Solutions (FTS) supplies loading arms, valves, dry-break couplings, tank-truck equipment, railcar valves and equipment. Clean Energy Solutions (CES) provides mission-critical cryogenics products and highly engineered flow-control solutions that facilitate the production, storage and distribution of cryogenic liquids and gases, including liquid hydrogen for emerging mobility applications. Additionally, Propane Energy Solutions (PES) supplies groundbreaking solutions in alternative energy, and secure management, transportation and storage of LPG and NH3 for residential and commercial applications. Finally, Vehicle Wash Solutions (VWS) provides industry-leading vehicle wash technology like payment terminals, in-bay and tunnel automatic wash systems, software management, chemicals and cleaning products. OPW is part of Dover Corporation and has manufacturing operations in North America, Europe and Asia Pacific, as well as sales offices worldwide.