FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Safety Supply Corporation to acquire LFS Glove, a division of LFS, Inc.
MEMPHIS, TN–April 20, 2018–Safety Supply Corporation, a leading manufacturer of high quality personal protective equipment, today announced their agreement to acquire LFS Glove, a division of LFS, Inc. This newly formed subsidiary of Safety Supply is registered as Bellingham Glove, Inc. and will be part of the Radians group of companies, joining such brands as RadWear® USA, Crossfire®, VisionAid™, and RadPlugs.
“The team at Bellingham® Glove is very enthusiastic about this new partnership,” said LFS Glove Vice President, Bill Stevens. “Bellingham Glove and Radians have both built reputations for innovation and excellence in the past 20 years. Combining our strengths will allow us to serve and supply our customers even more effectively.”
According to Mike Tutor, CEO of Radians, “Our acquisition of LFS Glove will help Radians to continue our aggressive expansion of our hand protection category. The combination will provide our customers with an outstanding selection of gloves to meet a multitude of applications in the industrial and retail markets, including lawn and garden gloves, eco-friendly gloves, and gloves designed especially for women.”
Radians President Bill England commented, “Radians plans to work closely with the Bellingham Glove team during the integration of our operating systems, sales team, and inventory to ensure that best-in-class processes and systems are maintained to allow for a smooth transition and excellence in customer service.”
Once the systems integration is completed later this year, customers will be able to conveniently order both Radians products and Bellingham gloves on a single purchase order.
As part of the acquisition, Radians has opened a new sales office for Bellingham Glove, Inc. Below is the contact information:
Bellingham Glove, Inc. (an affiliate of Radians, Inc.)
2040 E. Bakerview Road
Bellingham, WA 98226
Toll free number: 877.723.4267
Local office phone number: 360.733.3236 (In service April 27, 2018)
Office fax number: 888.571.8175 or 360.734.3391
Sales email address: Sales@Radians.com
For more information, please contact inside sales toll-free at 877-723-4267 or send an email to sales@radians.com.
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Radians® is a Memphis, TN-based manufacturer of quality PPE, including safety eyewear, RadWear® high visibility apparel, rainwear, hearing protection, hand protection, head gear, cooling products, heated jackets, eyewash stations, and lens cleaning systems. Radians has partnered with highly respected companies including DSM Dyneema, DEWALT® and BLACK+DECKER™ to provide high performance personal protection products. Their brands include Neese Industries, Bellingham Glove, Crossfire® by Radians, Arctic RadWear®, Nordic Blaze®, and VisionAid®. An ISO 9001:2008 certified leader in the PPE industry, the company has additional facilities in Reno, NV, Thomasville, NC, Bellingham, WA, Gonzales, LA, British Columbia, Mexico, and the United Kingdom. For more information, visit www.Radians.com or become a fan at www.facebook.com/RadiansPPE.
Contact:
Mary Padron–MarCom & Event Specialist mpadron@radians.com 901-266-2533