Sure Grip Controls Inc., a subsidiary of Bailey International LLC, (Bailey) has announced the acquisition of Rockford, Ill.-based Industrial Electronic Controls (IEC). The acquisition of IEC will expand the company’s product portfolio and provide additional expertise in electronic throttles, displays, and sensor manufacturing. Sure Grip Controls will continue to develop and grow IEC’s business.
“Combining IEC’s high-quality products with Sure Grip Controls’ existing portfolio allows us to offer a very broad range of electronic controls products to the market,” said Ken Baker, CEO of Bailey International. “The addition of IEC’s products will help us fulfill our vision to provide mobile and industrial equipment manufacturers with a fuller range of products and expand our fingertip-to-tooltip offering.”
IEC’s electronic throttles, displays and sensors have a reputation for rugged design and unsurpassed quality control. IEC has extensive design and engineering capabilities combined with more than two decades of experience serving OEM customers.
“We look forward to providing more products, additional capabilities and continued excellent service to our customers,” said Darren Lockyer, VP of Bailey International’s Electronics Business Unit.
Beyond complementary product portfolios, Sure Grip Controls and IEC are both dedicated to developing highly customized controls for heavy equipment applications in agriculture, construction, forestry, transportation and beyond. Both companies employ rigorous processes to design, engineer, manufacture, and quality-test products to ensure they withstand constant use in even the most rugged environments.
“If there is one company in the mobile electronics control industry that matches our engineering capabilities and approach, it’s Sure Grip Controls,” said Joe Benjamin, Owner of Industrial Electronic Controls.
“I am very excited that Sure Grip shares a very similar culture to IEC of unsurpassed service to its customers, which will make for a smooth and seamless transition for our much-valued customers” said Benjamin.
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