T.F. Hudgins Announces the Acquisition of Pro-Line Inspections, Inc.

Acquisition Strengthens Predictive Maintenance Services Regionally
and Nationwide

HOUSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–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.

Contacts

T.F. Hudgins, Inc.
John Elmer, 713.724.4725
Chief Marketing
Officer
[email protected]
or
Tina
LaGrone, 713.682.3651
Manager, Administrative Services
[email protected]