Novi, Mich.-based The Shyft Group Inc. has announced it acquired F3 MFG Inc., an aluminum truck body and accessory manufacturer. F3 will join the Shyft Specialty Vehicles business unit and continue to have its products marketed under the DuraMag and Magnum brand names.
The addition of DuraMag aluminum bodies to Shyft’s product offerings follows the company’s recent acquisition of Royal Truck Body, a West coast and Southwestern U.S. steel truck body maker. Combined, these acquisitions elevate Shyft to a leading position as a national service body manufacturer. From 2015 to 2019, F3 sales grew at a compound annual growth rate of 74 percent, resulting in 2019 sales of approximately $25 million. The transaction was paid for with available cash and is expected to be accretive in 2021.
“The F3 team has created tremendous momentum in a short amount of time, emphasizing innovation as a key element in its growth strategy and filling market gaps in the interest of meeting customer needs. We thank the management team for their efforts and welcome the full organization to The Shyft Group family,” said Daryl Adams, president and CEO of The Shyft Group. “This acquisition dovetails nicely with last year’s Royal Truck Body acquisition, and will provide our expanded national network of dealers, fleet managers, owners and operators the choice of two industry-leading brands and highly complementary product sets, wherever they do business.”
F3 was included in Inc. Magazine’s annual list of America’s 5,000 fastest-growing privately held companies in both 2018 and 2019. Today, the business operates out of a 140,000-square-foot production facility in Waterville, Maine.
“We are delighted to be joining the Shyft family of brands,” said Bill Cleaves, F3 MFG, founder. “Shyft’s leading reputation, approach to manufacturing and innovative culture are well aligned with F3. Together, we are excited about the opportunities to grow the DuraMag and Magnum brands and see them distributed nationally.”
