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TF Hudgins Announces the Acquisition of Pro-Line Inspections, Inc.
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Texas-based T.F. Hudgins, Inc. announced today the acquisition of Simi Valley, California-based Pro-Line Inspections, Inc. Founded in 1947, T.F. Hudgins is a reliability-centered manufacturer, distributor and service provider operating in a variety of industrial processing, oil & gas and petrochemical end-markets. Following the merger of Allied Reliability Group in 2016, the company delivers best-in-industry operational reliability solutions that improve equipment effectiveness and reduce operating costs.

Pro-Line Inspections is a multi-industry predictive maintenance firm that specializes in the use of infrared and ultrasound inspection technologies to identify equipment problems in advance of failure. The company is known for developing an advanced method of analyzing infrared problems by utilizing a load-based temperature methodology based on IEEE and ANSI standards. The acquisition of Pro-Line Inspections will add to the T.F. Hudgins and Allied Reliability portfolio of predictive maintenance services, particularly on the West Coast of the United States.

According to Jay Burnette, CEO of T.F. Hudgins, "The addition of Pro-Line inspections will provide an immediate expansion to our infrared predictive service business. Pro-line has pioneered several applications of infrared inspection technology and has developed impressive customer relationships throughout the U.S. Those same customers will benefit from a much broader portfolio of predictive maintenance services from T.F. Hudgins and Allied Reliability."

T.F. Hudgins is a portfolio company of The CapStreet Group.

The CapStreet Group is a Houston-based private equity firm founded in 1990 that invests in owner managed, lower middle market companies headquartered in Texas and surrounding states, with a particular emphasis on companies headquartered in the greater Houston area. CapStreet targets companies operating in the industrial distribution, industrial manufacturing and business service sectors and partners with management to accelerate growth and improve profitability. For more information, please visit capstreet.com.
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