BackCROM Expands Texas Presence with Acquisition of Dobbs Coating Systems
Strategic acquisition strengthens CROM’s coating and rehabilitation capabilities across Texas and the Southwest
GAINESVILLE, FL
CROM, LLC (“CROM”), a national water infrastructure solutions provider, has announced the acquisition of Dobbs Coating Systems, Inc., a Texas-based industrial coatings contractor specializing in water and wastewater treatment facilities. The acquisition represents an inflection point in CROM’s strategic growth plan by expanding the company’s service capabilities and geographic reach throughout Texas and Oklahoma.
Headquartered in Weatherford, Texas, Dobbs Coating Systems has built a reputation for delivering protective coating solutions for municipal water and wastewater facilities, industrial plants, power generation facilities, and commercial infrastructure. The company is licensed throughout Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana, and Oklahoma. In addition, it offers a range of specialized products and services including abrasive blasting, technical coatings, chemical-resistant linings, secondary containment systems, epoxy flooring, and lead paint abatement. These capabilities complement CROM’s existing portfolio of new tank design/build construction, inspection, rehabilitation, coating, and construction services.
“This acquisition reflects our continued commitment to expanding the services we provide to water and wastewater owners across the country,” said Bobby Oyenarte, CEO of CROM. “Dobbs Coating Systems has earned a reputation for their workmanship, technical expertise, and customer service. Their team and collection of relationships across Texas make them a strategic addition to the CROM family. By combining Dobbs’ specialized coatings expertise with CROM’s suite of infrastructure solutions, we’re better positioned to help our clients extend the life of their critical infrastructure assets safely.”
The acquisition strengthens CROM’s presence in one of the nation’s most demand-rich water infrastructure markets while enhancing its ability to provide asset management solutions from engineering and inspections through rehabilitation, coatings, and new construction.
ABOUT CROM, LLC
CROM is a national water infrastructure solutions provider focused on the innovation, design, construction, restoration, and maintenance of the nation’s water and wastewater facilities. Based in Gainesville, FL, CROM specializes in the design and construction of prestressed concrete tanks, concrete removal and surface preparation, durability inspections and assessments, infrastructure upgrades, high-performance coatings, shotcrete, and structural restoration solutions. For more information, please visit www.cromcorp.com.
ABOUT DOBBS COATING SYSTEMS
Founded in 1994 and headquartered in Weatherford, Texas, Dobbs Coating Systems is a specialty industrial coatings contractor serving municipal water and wastewater treatment facilities, industrial plants, power plants, and commercial infrastructure customers throughout Texas and surrounding states. The company specializes in protective coatings, abrasive blasting, chemical-resistant linings, and related rehabilitation services. For more information, please visit www.dobbscoatingssystems.com.
ABOUT FRONTENAC
Frontenac is a Chicago-based private equity firm. The firm focuses on investing in lower middle market buyout transactions in the consumer, industrial, and services industries. Frontenac works in partnership with established operating leaders, through an executive-centric approach called CEO1ST, which seeks to identify, acquire, and build market-leading companies through transformational acquisitions and operational excellence. Over the last 55 years, Frontenac has built a franchise working with over 350 owners of mid-sized businesses as they address complex transition issues of liquidity, management enhancement, and growth planning. For more information, visit www.frontenac.com.
