DexKo Global, parent company of Dexter Axle Co., has acquired HiSpec Wheel & Tire, located in Mishawaka, Ind.
Established in 1995, HiSpec designs and provides aluminum and steel wheels, tires, and related accessories to the RV, trailer and transportation industries. The company has earned a reputation for offering the safest and most innovative wheel and tire assemblies in the industry, while providing the highest level of customer service and satisfaction, DexKo Global said in a statement.
Dexter, headquartered in Elkhart, Ind., employs more than 3,800 people in the U.S. and Canada and operates 18 manufacturing facilities and more than 30 company-owned distribution locations. The company has been serving the RV, utility trailer, marine, heavy-duty, agricultural, specialty equipment manufacturers and distribution markets since its founding in 1960.
“Uniting Dexter and HiSpec allows us to offer a more comprehensive line of safety related towing products to all our customers and business partners,” said Adam Dexter, president and CEO of Dexter. “We are very excited to bring the HiSpec team into the Dexter family while providing an improved product offering to our valued customers.”
“We have worked with Dexter for twenty years,” said Brad Richards, president and founder of HiSpec. “I feel very comfortable that we are passing the baton to a team with great integrity and experience. It will be gratifying to see DexKo take HiSpec to the next level in the years to come.”