Ace Worldwide Acquires COMTRANS
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10/21/20
Ace Worldwide Acquires COMTRANS
Wisconsin based company extends capabilities on the West Coast
Milwaukee, WI Ace Worldwide Group of Companies, a diversified commercial/household goods transportation, and logistics company, acquired substantially all of the assets of Southern California based company COMTRANS, an industry leader in strategic transportation solutions for exhibit tradeshow, rollouts, and events. COMTRANS will be operated under the AW2 Logistics divisionof Ace. The process took approximately six months and the deal was signed October 1, 2020.
The acquisition of COMTRANS fits AW2 Logistics’ strategy to expand its “One-Stop Supply Chain Provider” service throughout North America. The move to acquire COMTRANS will serve to geographically expand and add to the service breadth of the company. The sales production team and many of the operations group, including COMTRANS founder Wayne Curtis, continue to be at the company.
“The COMTRANS name has excellent standing in the marketplace. With the onset of COVID-19 the industry COMTRANS serves is in a bit of a gully. Ace is well-positioned to further support COMTRANS and accelerate its emergence from the slowdown with more services and a broader service base to provide to their loyal customers”,said Jason Steiner, CEO of Ace Worldwide.
About AW2 Logistics
AW2 Logistics provides a one-stop range of services that directly address the logistics and challenges of the 21st Century Supply Chain. This includes Transportation, Warehousing, Picking and Packing, Inventory Forecasting, Order Fulfillment, Ecommerce Fulfillment, Crating & Packaging and Freight Forwarding. AW2 Logistics offers a third-party logistic service (3PL) that allows you to outsource operational logistics from warehousing, all the way through to delivery, and ultimately enables you to focus on other parts of your business.
Contact:Mark Zeidler
President
414.570.2256
m.zeidler@aw2logistics.com
www.aw2logistics.com