Japan-based Kyocera Corp. has agreed to acquire SouthernCarlson, Inc., a U.S. distributor of tools, fasteners, packaging and facility supplies, headquartered in Omaha, NE. Under the agreement, SouthernCarlson will operate as a U.S.-based subsidiary of Kyocera.

SouthernCarlson was formed in 2014 when Carlson Systems, Southern Fastening and Kentec merged. A year later SouthernCarlson was chosen as a DBA for the combined companies including Southern Fastening Systems, LLC; Carlson Systems, LLC; Carlson Systems Holdings, Inc.; Mid-Atlantic Fasteners, LLC; Western Tool Supply, Inc.; Kentec, Inc.; and Duo-Fast Carolinas, LLC.

In late December 2018, SouthernCarlson acquired Florida-based Apex Tool & Fasteners, which provides fasteners for residential construction, commercial construction, and industrial accounts.

SouthernCarlson has more than 900 employees that operate 150 locations to provide screws, anchors, bolts, nuts and washers, along with other products. Web: southerncarlson.com

SouthernCarlson is the second U.S. company acquired by Kyocera.

In 2017, Kyocera acquired fastener and tool manufacturer SENCO Holdings, Inc., based in Cincinnati, OH. Senco, which had 569 employees, was KYOCERA SENCO Industrial Tools.

During the year ended March 31, 2019, the Kyocera’s consolidated sales revenue totaled 1.62 trillion yen (US$14.6 billion).

Kyoto-based Kyocera Corporation, the parent and global headquarters of the Kyocera Group, was founded in 1959 as a producer of fine ceramics. By combining these engineered materials with metals and integrating them with other technologies, Kyocera has become a supplier of cutting tools, electronic devices, semiconductor packages, printers, copiers, mobile phones, solar power generating systems and industrial components. Web: global.kyocera.com