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ORS Nasco Acquires Techniweld & PowerWeld and Three Essendant Brands

$FERGPress releaseOct 13, 2026, 11:00 AM ETRead the release

ORS Nasco, a Wynnchurch-backed industrial MRO wholesaler, announced acquisitions of Techniweld & PowerWeld and the Boardwalk, GEN, and Windsoft brands from Essendant. The deals expand ORS's North American welding platform and broaden its janitorial and facility supplies offering; ORS was previously owned by Essendant before a 2019 carve-out.

Key figures

Ors sku count
190000
Wynnchurch aum
$9.1 billion
Labrie deal value
$1.04 billion
Prior fl OWorks deal value
$1.6 billion

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