06, May 2016: RG Group — York, PA. Rich Freeh, President and CEO of RG Group, headquartered in York, PA, announced the acquisition of Asdec, Inc. located in Souderton, Pennsylvania on May 2, 2016.

Asdec, Inc.

Founded in 1986, Asdec is an automation and pneumatic distributor specializing in the pharmaceutical and medical markets in the Mid-Atlantic region. Asdec has built a solid reputation for providing customers with technical knowledge and automation expertise with a commitment to excellent customer service. Asdec provides customers with a variety of automation, packaging and material handling solutions. Effective immediately, Asdec customers will be serviced by RG Group. Asdec’s key vendors include DeStaCo / Robohand and American Feeder Systems.

Rich Freeh, President and CEO of RG Group, commented, “We are excited and proud to have the Asdec customer and key vendor partners join RG Group. Our acquisition model is to add synergistic customer-focused businesses with a strong local presence in key growth markets. We will now provide our customers an even broader automation offering. This acquisition strengthens our ability to offer turn-key automation services for the packaging, medical device and machine building elements of our customer base. We believe this strategic addition creates value for our customers, vendor partners and ultimately, for our associates.”

Dan Martin, President of Asdec said, “I believe RG Group was the best fit for us. The cultures of the businesses are very similar. RG provides excellent customer service and Asdec customers will now have access to a much broader product and service offering from RG Group. Terms of the purchase were not disclosed

About RG Group

RG Group, a group of distribution and manufacturing companies has been providing leadership in the design and delivery of innovative motion control and fluid handling products and solutions for over 60 years. RG Group operates under a very simple core concept: “We Keep Business in Motion”. The company goal is to provide its customers with a sustainable competitive advantage through the creative application of technology in the hydraulic, pneumatic, electromechanical and process markets.

RG Group is also a Parker tri-technology distributor representing Parker’s industrial product offering. RG Group currently operates nine ParkerStoreâ„¢ locations that supply OEM and MRO customers with direct access to Parker products along with complementary product offerings and factory-trained personnel.

For additional information, visit www.rg-group.com

For Media Contact:
Person Name: Richard J. Freeh (President and Chief Executive Officer)
Company: RG Group
Address: 650 North State Street
York, Pennsylvania 17403
Phone: 1.717.849.0386
Email Id: [email protected]
Website: http://www.rg-group.com/