Vermeer Corporation announced its purchase of Vac-Tron Equipment LLC, as well as its plans to bring the Florida-based company together with McLaughlin Group Inc., which was purchased by Vermeer in 2017. This acquisition and integration of the two companies builds on the Vermeer strategy to provide a comprehensive suite of vacuum excavation technology, equipment, training, and support to the growing underground utility and soft dig markets.
Founded in 1997 and headquartered in Okahumpka, Fla., Vac-Tron has grown to become a respected brand known for innovative, high-quality vacuum excavation products sold and serviced across underground utility markets. McLaughlin, a drill tooling and vacuum excavation company founded in 1921 and located in Greenville, S.C. with more than 100 team members, brought nearly a century of industry knowledge into the Vermeer fold last year.