D.B. Roberts Acquires Arconix

John Wolz

Tier one distributor D.B. Roberts Company acquired another tier one distributor … Arconix USA … and the combined distributorships will offer 100 million fasteners, the companies announced.

One analyst noted the combined companies become “by far the largest PennEngineering distributor.” Arconix vice president of operations Mark Harris told customers the acquisition would increase product lines, add product specialists and increased inventories.
D.B. Roberts added that its customers would gain “extended hours of operation on the West Coast.”

Massachusetts-based D.B. Roberts has branches in 10 U.S. states plus Canada and Mexico. Founded in 1982, D.B. Roberts distributes fasteners and specializes in fastening applications for sheet metal fabrication, metalwork and industrial electronics. D.B. Roberts is headquartered at 18 Terry Ave., Burlington, MA 01803. Tel: 781 273-1110 or 866 649-2022 Fax 781 273-0110 E-mail: sales@dbroberts.com Web: dbroberts.com

Southern California-headquartered Arconix, a PennEngineering company, distributes fasteners, components and electronic hardware for the electronics, medical and recreational industries. Arconix has branches in Kirkland, WA, and San Jose and is headquartered at 800 Del Norte Blvd., Oxnard, CA 93030. Tel: 805 988-4882 or 800 488-1990 Fax 805 988-1254 E-mail: arconix@arconix.com Web: arconix.com
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