There’s a famous line in an Academy Award®-winning movie from the 70s when Gene Hackman asks the bad guys, “Did you ever pick your feet in Poughkeepsie?” There’s probably one business in this southern New York town that’s “picking” up a few more customers, thanks to its recent acquisition.
Tougher Industries, a century-old mechanical contractor with offices in Albany and Poughkeepsie, recently joined the ranks of PSEG Energy Technologies (ET), bringing in 350 employees and annual sales of $60 million. It joined nine other Northeast U.S. mechanical contractors that have been acquired by the subsidiary of parent company Public Service Enterprise Group since January 1998.