Curt Snyder, President and CEO of Lancaster Products & Kercher Enterprises, explains the reasons for the acquisition. “The synergies of both companies can offer a wider range of material processing equipment that often work together in the same process line. Bradley’s line of pulverizers and mill classifiers complement Lancaster Products’ mixing, granulating and crushing capabilities to connect customers with a greater array of complete solutions and services that go beyond customer expectations. Bradley Pulverizer also has a strong international presence spearheaded by their UK office which gives Lancaster Products greater reach to international markets. The manufacturing capabilities are extremely complementary which will benefit both companies tremendously.”Bradley Pulverizers’ US and UK divisions will continue to operate normally while the international sales force will remain independent but working in collaboration to offer the Lancaster Products line of industrial equipment.Curt Snyder will be President and CEO of both Bradley Pulverizer Enterprises Inc. and Lancaster Products & Kercher Enterprises. David Fronheiser, the former Bradley Pulverizer Company president, will continue in an advisory capacity.
About the Companies
Lancaster Products is a solutions company dedicated to improving material mixing and processing. The company designs and builds mixing, pelletizing, and crushing solutions for a wide variety of industries and materials.Kercher Enterprises is a vertically integrated machine shop specializing in machining, laser cutting, welding, fabrication, and complex machine assembly.Bradley Pulverizer was founded in 1886 with offices in Allentown, Pennsylvania, and Dartford, UK. The company has strived to supply its global customers with the most economical, reliable, maintenance-free, energy-efficient pulverizing system available. Producers of ores, coal, clays, and cement – of fertilizers and agricultural limestone – of slags, pigments, and other minerals rely on Bradley Pulverizer mills and service for uninterrupted heavy tonnage production of materials which meet the most demanding specifications for particle size distribution. Bradley’s mills are also particularly well suited for many plant operations requiring finely ground mineral products for use in industries such as cement, phosphate fertilizer, and steel. ■
