Posted November 19, 2017

 

FARMERS BRANCH, Texas – IRONCLAD Performance Wear Corporation, a recognized leader in performance hand safety solutions, announced that it has been acquired by Brighton Best International, Inc. (BBI) through an asset purchase.

 

"The entire Ironclad team is excited to work with our new owners,” said Eric Jaeger, one of the original Ironclad employees. “BBI will help us accelerate our growth in the marketplace by bringing fresh capital and broader access to the market."

 

Jun Xu, president of BBI, said: "Bringing together BBI's distribution and logistics capabilities with Ironclad's strength in product design and marketing for gloves, BBI sees the best of both companies being able to work together to create something that is greater than the sum of its parts."

 

Jun and the entire IRONCLAD team said they wish to express their appreciation to customers, suppliers, and employees for their continued support and promise to keep BBI and the IRONCLAD brand successful as we move forward by combining the strengths of each organization. 

 

Founded in 1925 in Cincinnati, Ohio, BBI is today headquartered in Taiwan, and a leading global wholesaler of industrial and construction fasteners to distributors around the world with more than 31 locations and over 2.4 million square feet of warehouse space globally.

 

Founded in 1998 in El Segundo, Calif., IRONCLAD is today headquartered here and is an industry leader in high-quality task-specific PPE gloves. IRONCLAD continues to leverage its leadership position in the safety, construction and industrial markets through the design, development and distribution of specialized task-specific gloves for industries such as oil & gas extraction; automotive; police, fire, first-responder and military and more. Ironclad engineers and manufactures its products with a focus on innovation, design, advanced material science, dexterity and durability.

 

Source: IRONCLAD Performance Wear