Grote Industries has acquired Star Headlight & Lantern. The acquisition now becomes part of the newly created Star Safety Technologies by Grote, a holding company wholly owned by Grote Industries.
Founded in 1889, Star has a long history of providing quality lighting products to a variety of industries, including the rail, amber light and emergency lighting markets. Under this new ownership, Star Safety Technologies will continue to support these markets while benefitting from the combined resources and expertise of the two companies to innovate and grow.
“As a long-standing supplier partner to Grote for some of its key warning and hazard products, Star caught our attention with its great quality, innovation and approach to serving their markets,” says Mike Grote, who will serve as general manager for the holding company. “We are excited about building upon the rich legacy Star has developed over its 134-year, multi-generational history within the Jacobs family.”
Dominic Grote, president and CEO of Grote Industries, welcomes the benefits the combination of the two companies will bring to their respective markets.
“When looking for great companies that can help us serve our customers and markets better, the opportunity with Star was a perfect fit,” he said. “Both our companies have been built not only on strong family leadership and commitment to their customers but also on great people and team members that work together in an environment of trust, integrity, responsibility and respect. This addition to the Grote family of businesses demonstrates our commitment to embracing opportunities that will help us get closer to our customers and grow and scale our capability to innovate and bring safer, smarter products to the markets we serve.”
Grote products include a full range of vehicle lighting, electrical and reflective systems, and the accessories necessary to support their performance. For more than 120 years, the family-owned company has provided solutions for OEM and aftermarket customers across the globe.