AZZ Historical Timeline

Aztec Manufacturing designs and distributes steel, iron, metal, and plastic products for the oil field industry.

Increase in the manufacture and sale of pup joints makes Aztec one of the three largest producers in the U.S.

Aztec builds its first hot-dip galvanizing plant in Crowley, Texas.

Additional state-of-the-art galvanizing facilities are built in:
Jackson, Mississippi (1970)
Houston, Texas (1975)
Waskom, Texas (1982)
Moss Point, Mississippi (1985)

Seeking to expand into adjacent industries, Aztec acquires Rig-A-Lite Inc., a leading manufacturer of industrial lighting for oil, gas, and other hazardous environments.

Acquisition of The Calvert Company takes Aztec into the field of electrical bus duct systems design and installation.

By combining Atkinson, Calvert and Rig-A-Lite Inc., The Electrical Products Group is formed and Aztec moves into fabricated enclosure systems.

With a total of eight galvanizing operations, Aztec establishes itself as the largest galvanizing company in the U.S.

Aztec acquires a CGIT business and becomes involved in long-distance power transmission.

With the acquisition of Central Electric Manufacturing, AZZ adds metal-clad switchgear to its growing electrical product portfolio.

AZZ acquires North American Galvanizing Company which operates 11 facilities in eight states.

Galvcast Manufacturing, and G3 Galvanizing along with Galvan Metal of Quebec is added to the AZZ portfolio.

Nuclear Logistics Inc., the leading supplier of parts and services to the nuclear power industry, is acquired by AZZ.

AZZ acquires Aquilex SRO; adds Welding Services Inc (WSI) and Southeastern Mechanical Service, two leading providers of machine weld overlay, to its growing portfolio.

AZZ acquires Aquilex SRO; adds Welding Services Inc (WSI) and Southeastern Mechanical Service, two leading providers of machine weld overlay, to its growing portfolio.

AZZ acquires the six galvanizing locations of U.S. Galvanizing LLC, from Trinity Industries and one location from Olsen Industries.

AZZ Inc. acquires Maryland-based Power Electronics Inc, strengthening its position in the fabrication of custom electrical enclosures, and forms AZZ Enclosure Systems LLC.

AZZ opens first powder coating operation in Crowley, Texas and strategically expands its metal coatings product portfolio beyond galvanizing.

Strategic acquisition expands AZZ's switchgear portfolio, manufacturing capacity and market reach.

AZZ Inc. acquired Enhanced Powder Coating Ltd (EPC), a NADCAP certified provider of powder coating, plating and anodizing services based in Gainesville, Texas.

Rogers Brothers, a leading provider of galvanizing in Northern Illinois, is acquired by AZZ.

AZZ Inc. acquires certain assets of Tennessee-based Lectrus Corporation, strengthening its position in the fabrication of custom electrical enclosures, and forms AZZ Enclosure Systems - Chattanooga LLC.

AZZ acquires Tennessee Galvanizing Inc., in Chattanooga Tennessee.

AZZ Inc, seeking to focus on its core business units, sells Nuclear Logistics LLC to Paragon Energy Solutions.

AZZ acquires Acme Galvanizing, Inc., along with their well-established metal coatings operation, to form AZZ Galvanizing and Plating-Milwaukee.

AZZ acquires Steel Creek Galvanizing and will operate the new facility as AZZ Galvanizing –South Carolina, extending AZZ’s ability to support customers in the Southeast United States.

The acquisition of Precoat Metals broadens AZZ’s breadth of solutions to include coil coating solutions to the North American steel and aluminum markets.

AZZ Precoat Metals opened a 250,000-square-foot aluminum coil coating facility in Washington, Missouri, expanding production capacity and supporting continued North American growth.

AZZ Inc. acquires Canton Galvanizing in Canton, Ohio, expanding its Midwest metal coatings footprint as AZZ Galvanizing – Canton East.