Safety Works gets acquired

Albany, New York-based Protective Industrial Products, Inc. has acquired Safety Works LLC, a supplier of personal protective equipment and safety products.

“With this acquisition, PIP strengthens its position in the retail-ready safety product market while giving Safety Works LLC access to PIP’s globally integrated logistics and sourcing operations in the U.S. and Hong Kong,“ said Joe Milot, president and CEO of PIP.

Milot added, “We are excited about the synergies created by this acquisition as we believe the retail market for safety and hand protection strongly predicts the future trends within the industrial safety market that we also serve.”

PIP is a privately held company that manufactures and sources a broad range of industrial safety products globally.

“PIP’s product line strengths mesh well with our retail customers’ needs,” noted Safety Works CEO Harry Kunze, “and we are excited about the opportunities PIP will bring to us and our customers.”

Safety Works LLC will operate as a subsidiary of PIP under the new name Safety Works, Inc. It will retain its current sales strategy and sales team.

“PIP has extensive strengths in products, logistics and supply chain excellence, all of which are core to servicing the large volume, consumer packaged safety products segment," said John Quinn, VP sales at Safety Works.