Insight Equity's Portfolio Firms

A.P. Plasman is a world class designer and manufacturer of plastic injection molding for state-of-the-art automated painting and complete assembly operations of Class “A” exterior trim products and sub-systems to a variety of OEM and Tier 1 customers. The company was founded in 1978 and is headquartered in Windsor, Ontario. A.P. Plasman has approximately 1,000 employees and operates six facilities in North America.

Insight Equity acquired A.P. Plasman on December 29, 2011.

Versatile Processing Group, Inc. (VPG) is a leading industrial processor of non-ferrous and other metals servicing the manufacturing, electric utility, and metal recycling industries, including providing the industry’s most comprehensive repair, refurbishment, and decommissioning services for electrical utility equipment. VPG is headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana and serves customers nationwide from its facilities in Defuniak Springs, Florida; Des Plaines, Illinois; Nabb, Indiana; and Wills Point, Texas.

Insight Equity acquired Versatile Processing Group, Inc. on October 5, 2011.

The Berry Family of Nurseries, including Tri-B, Zelenka, Judkins, and Zelenka West Nurseries is one of the nation’s largest wholesale growers of perennial and woody ornamental plants. The Berry Family of Nurseries serves both big box retail stores and independent nurseries from growing facilities in Oklahoma, Florida, Michigan, North Carolina, Tennessee and Oregon. The company is headquartered near Tulsa, Oklahoma.

Insight Equity acquired The Berry Family of Nurseries on December 7, 2010.

Meadow Valley Corporation, through its wholly-owned subsidiary MVCI, specializes in heavy civil construction.  This includes the construction of structural concrete highway bridges and overpasses, and the paving of airport runways in AZ, NV, UT, and the surrounding states.  Meadow Valley was formed in 1980 and is headquartered in Phoenix, AZ.

Insight Equity acquired Meadow Valley on February 2, 2009.

Superior Silica Sands (SSS) started as a regional player in the central Texas industrial sands market and has since evolved to become an industry leader in the production of Northern White silica sand and 100 mesh frac sand. Through its rail and truck accessible mines in Kosse, TX and New Auburn, WI, SSS serves numerous Fortune 100 companies and regional players in the oil field services, industrial sands and sporting industries. SSS is headquartered near Waco, TX.

Insight Equity acquired Superior Silica Sands on June 20, 2008.

Founded in 1962, AEC Holdings, through its subsidiaries, is an independent wholesale distributor of ethanol and petroleum‐based refined products, with fuel distribution representing a majority of revenue.

The Company also offers nationwide terminal cleaning and petroleum reclamation services, maintains a bio‐diesel production facility and operates a fuel terminaling facility. AEC’s principal place of business is Birmingham, Alabama.  

Insight Equity acquired AEC Holdings on May 16, 2008.

Atwood Mobile Products, founded in 1909, is the leading independent supplier of gas appliances, windows, doors, electronics, hardware and motorized vents to the Recreational Vehicle (RV) industry. Atwood Mobile Products is headquartered in Elkhart, Indiana.

With facilities across the United States, Atwood Mobile Products serves numerous, first tier RV and mobile home manufactures and maintains a long standing reputation for the highest quality products, innovation in design and excellent service and delivery.

Insight Equity acquired Atwood Mobile Products on August 27, 2007.

AvTurf LLC is the world’s leading supplier and installer of synthetic turf systems for use in aviation applications.  AvTurf LLC has recently completed installations at many of the world’s largest airports including Madrid Barajas International (MAD), Detroit Metro Wayne County International (DTW), John F. Kennedy International (JFK), Baltimore-Washington Thurgood Marshall International (BWI) and Boston Logan International (BOS).

The Walker Group is the preeminent North American designer and manufacturer of high-quality, customer-engineered stainless steel and aluminum liquid transportation systems and stationary engineered products. The Company's products are utilized in the dairy, food and beverage, pharmaceutical, chemical, petroleum/ethanol, waste-hauling industries, and aviation refueling end markets.

The Walker Group markets its products under several industry leading brands including:

Insight Equity acquired Walker Group Holdings on October 6, 2006.

Hirschfeld Industries is one of the largest fully integrated fabricators of highly engineered structural steel components in North America. The company serves a wide range of end markets including transportation infrastructure, industrial development, commercial construction and power generation.

With eleven facilities providing a national presence and industry leading footprint, Hirschfeld Industries is a major participant in the expansion and redevelopment of the U.S. transportation and energy infrastructure systems, both government-funded and private enterprises. Hirschfeld Industries was founded in 1946 and is headquartered in San Angelo, Texas.

Insight Equity acquired a controlling interest in Hirschfeld Holdings LP on April 27, 2006.

Vision-Ease Lens, founded in 1930, is a leading supplier of optical lenses both in North America and other parts of the world. It is a leading manufacturer of polycarbonate lenses and glass and also distributes plastic lenses.

The company was among the first to develop and commercialize prescription polycarbonate lenses and holds numerous patents on polycarbonate products and manufacturing processes. Vision-Ease Lens sells more than 6,000 SKU's to wholesale laboratories, retailers with captive laboratories and other branded lens distributors.

Vision-Ease Lens has production facilities in Ramsey, Minnesota and Jakarta, Indonesia, as well as distribution facilities in Ramsey, Minnesota; Toronto, Canada; and London, England. The firm employs more than 1,000 employees worldwide.

Insight Equity and its partner, the Rosewood Corporation, acquired the firm on November 1, 2004.

Press release on the successful auction of Vision-Ease on August 27, 2004.

Direct Fuels is one of Texas' largest independent regional fuel distributors, supplying the majority of the Dallas-Ft. Worth area's supply of conventional and ethanol gasoline. The firm also ships a significant percentage of the area's diesel requirements.

The company operates two major business segments:

• Fuel distribution: With its own tanks and those of its partner firms, Direct Fuels provides a significant percentage of the fuel sold in the North Texas market on a year-round basis, specializing in diesel and conventional unleaded fuel.

Direct Fuels was purchased by Insight Equity on May 28, 2003.

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