Blastcrete Acquires Neal Manufacturing

Neal Manufacturing recently announced that it has partnered with Blastcrete Equipment Co. and will move its operations to Blastcrete's 70,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in Anniston, Ala.

Neal will now operate as a division of Blastcrete, with all key Neal employees relocating to Blastcrete and joining four former Neal employees, including former Neal president Maury Bagwell, who has served as general manager at Blastcrete since 2011.

"Neal fits Blastcrete like a glove," said Blastcrete president Jim Farrell. "It is very unusual in a new partnership that you have the luxury of blending over 50 years of manufacturing experience. This opportunity eliminates any learning curve for us and allows us to start from day one providing our new Neal customers with world-class equipment and service."

Since 1978 Neal has manufactured asphalt sealcoating equipment. The Neal product line includes self-propelled and trailer-mounted machines in several sizes as well as skid-mounted machines.

Established in 1950, Blastcrete is a leading manufacturer of mixing, pumping and spraying equipment serving the refractory, shotcrete, concrete construction and repair, underground mining and tunneling, and power generation industries.

"Like Neal, Blastcrete has remained on the leading edge of introducing new technology to the industries that we serve," Farrell said. "We are excited to see how some of these proven technologies that we have developed at Blastcrete might offer opportunities in the asphalt sealcoating industry."

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