HECO Adds Warwood Frame Repair and WARCO Sales

Kalamazoo, MI-based rotating equipment distributor and service provider HECO has acquired Warwood Armature Repair Company and its business division, WARCO Sales.

Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Warwood and WARCO Sales have joined HECO’s existing electric motor sales and service centers and hubs in Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Kentucky.

Founded in 1927 by Raymond Thalman and Lawrence Schmitt, Warwood initially specialized in rewinding frames for local coal mines in Wheeling, West Virginia. In 1974, the company expanded by creating a new division, WARCO Sales, to focus on the sale of new engines.

HECO said the newly acquired Warwood facility – located in Wheeling, West Virginia – provides electric motor repair, sales and field services with a particular focus on coal, steel, shale and industry in Pennsylvania, Ohio and West Virginia.

“HECO and Warwood customers can now expect the same level of service and knowledge from familiar faces,” HECO President Justin Hatfield said in a November press release. “Together, we will also share our respective areas of expertise throughout our combined footprint and capabilities. »

Warwood also offers comprehensive gearbox repair services for units weighing up to 25 tonnes. HECO said these services will remain available at Warwood and accessible to all HECO customers.

Warwood President William Thalman will assume the role of COO, and all current employees will retain their positions and responsibilities.