SALEM, N.H. - Standex International Corp. announced that it has acquired the Kool Star Division of Three-Star Refrigeration Engineering Inc. Kool Star, a walk-in cold storage manufacturer, services primarily the West Coast and Southwest. Its annual sales are approximately $9 million. Standex expects that the transaction will contribute to its earnings by the end of fiscal 2006. Kool Star will be integrated into Standex's Food Service Equipment Group. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
Standex expects the acquisition of Kool Star to help its Food Service Equipment Group to accelerate sales growth and enhance profitability; increase market penetration of its walk-in cooler and freezer business in the West Coast and Southwest; leverage the new Mexican facility as the first major step in building the company's manufacturing presence there; and further capitalize on its purchasing power.