Article: AZZ incorporated Signs Agreement to Acquire Illinois, Indiana, Minnesota and Oklahoma Galvanizing Facilities.

Acquisition of multi-facility AAA Galvanizing will complement our recent entry in upper Midwest and provide for additional growth and expansion opportunities

FORT WORTH, Texas, April 1, 2008 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- AZZ incorporated , a manufacturer of electrical products and a provider of galvanizing services, today announced the signing of an asset purchase agreement with AAA Industries, Inc., a privately held company, to acquire substantially all of the assets related to AAA's galvanizing operations. The acquisition with a purchase price of approximately $85 million will be paid for in cash. AAA operates seven galvanizing facilities with locations in Joliet, ...

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