MAT Holdings

MAT Holdings, Inc. is an American industrial manufacturing and services group established in 1984. The company operates across several product and service categories rather than presenting a single narrowly focused consumer brand. Its activities include the manufacture of air compressors, pneumatic tools, pressure washers, and related accessories through MAT Industries; automotive shock and strut products through Gabriel Shock & Struts; fencing, pet-containment systems, lawn-and-garden accessories, and other consumer goods through Midwest Air Technologies; logistics and third-party logistics services through MAT Logistics; and heavy-duty brake relining through its MATHD division. The company’s documented corporate history is also connected to the DeVilbiss Air Power business. DeVilbiss Air Power was acquired by Pentair in 1999 and later sold by Pentair to The Black & Decker Corporation in 2004. After the 2010 merger between The Stanley Works and Black & Decker created Stanley Black & Decker, the combined company sold DeVilbiss Air Power to MAT Holdings on March 31, 2011. That transaction gave MAT Holdings an established air-power equipment business and helped anchor its presence in compressors, pneumatic tools, pressure washers, and accessories. MAT Holdings therefore combines manufacturing, branded product operations, component and aftermarket activities, and supply-chain services. Its portfolio spans industrial equipment used for compressed-air applications, consumer and outdoor products, automotive suspension components, logistics, and commercial vehicle brake services. The available reference material does not identify a parent company, public listing, controlling owner, current executives, or a corporate website. It also does not provide detailed information about production locations, revenue, geographic sales markets, or current corporate strategy. Those details should be verified against current company sources before being added.

MAT Holdings was founded in 1984 in the United States. The available historical account describes it as a diversified manufacturing and services company whose activities include industrial equipment, automotive components, outdoor and consumer products, logistics, and heavy-duty brake services. A significant part of the company’s later development came through the DeVilbiss Air Power business. In 1999, DeVilbiss Air Power was acquired by Pentair. Pentair subsequently sold the business to The Black & Decker Corporation in 2004. Black & Decker became part of Stanley Black & Decker after the 2010 merger between The Stanley Works and Black & Decker. Following that corporate combination, Stanley Black & Decker sold DeVilbiss Air Power to MAT Holdings on March 31, 2011. The acquisition connected MAT Holdings with established air-compressor and pneumatic-equipment operations. The company’s described MAT Industries activities include air compressors, pneumatic tools, pressure washers, and accessories. Other identified divisions and operating businesses broaden the group beyond air power: Gabriel Shock & Struts covers automotive suspension products; Midwest Air Technologies supplies fencing, pet-containment, lawn-and-garden accessories, and other consumer goods; MAT Logistics provides distribution and third-party logistics services; and MATHD performs heavy-duty brake relining. This history indicates a portfolio-building model in which MAT Holdings combines industrial manufacturing with consumer products, automotive aftermarket or component activities, logistics, and specialized commercial-vehicle services. The supplied reference material does not establish the identity of the founder, the location of headquarters, the company’s current leadership, its ownership structure, its financial performance, or the geographic scope of its markets. It also does not document later acquisitions, product launches, campaigns, controversies, or strategic restructurings. Accordingly, those areas remain unfilled pending reliable current sources.

1. 2011MAT Holdings acquires DeVilbiss Air Power

   MAT Holdings completes the purchase of DeVilbiss Air Power from Stanley Black & Decker on March 31.

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2. 2010Stanley Black & Decker is formed

   The Stanley Works merges with Black & Decker, creating Stanley Black & Decker and setting the corporate context for the later sale of DeVilbiss Air Power.

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3. 2004Black & Decker acquires DeVilbiss Air Power

   Pentair sells DeVilbiss Air Power to The Black & Decker Corporation.

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4. 1999Pentair acquires DeVilbiss Air Power

   Pentair acquires DeVilbiss Air Power, a business later transferred through Black & Decker and ultimately acquired by MAT Holdings.

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5. 1984MAT Holdings is founded

   MAT Holdings is established as an American company.

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A diversified industrial and consumer-products group combining equipment manufacturing, automotive components, outdoor consumer goods, logistics, and heavy-duty vehicle services.

• MAT Industries air compressors and pneumatic equipmentIndustrial and consumer equipment

  MAT Industries manufactures air compressors, pneumatic tools, pressure washers, and associated accessories. These products form the air-power portion of MAT Holdings’ portfolio and serve applications requiring compressed air, cleaning, and related equipment.

• Gabriel Shock & StrutsAutomotive components

  Gabriel Shock & Struts represents MAT Holdings’ automotive suspension product activities. The identified range includes shock absorbers and strut products for vehicle applications.

• Midwest Air Technologies productsConsumer and outdoor products

  Midwest Air Technologies covers fencing, pet-containment systems, lawn-and-garden accessories, and other consumer goods. The division broadens MAT Holdings’ activities into outdoor and household-oriented product categories.

• MAT LogisticsLogistics services

  MAT Logistics provides distribution and third-party logistics services. The available material identifies the business as part of MAT Holdings but does not specify its facilities, service territories, or customer base.

• MATHD heavy-duty brake reliningAutomotive services

  The MATHD division provides heavy-duty brake relining services, adding a specialized commercial-vehicle and industrial service activity to MAT Holdings’ manufacturing and distribution portfolio.

• 2011Acquisition of DeVilbiss Air PowerM&A

  After the 2010 merger created Stanley Black & Decker, the combined company divested DeVilbiss Air Power.

  What changed. MAT Holdings acquired DeVilbiss Air Power from Stanley Black & Decker on March 31, 2011.

  Aftermath. The transaction associated MAT Holdings with air compressors, pneumatic tools, pressure washers, and related accessories through its MAT Industries operations.

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• 2011MAT Holdings acquires DeVilbiss Air Power from Stanley Black & Decker

  MAT Holdings purchased DeVilbiss Air Power on March 31, 2011, following the merger that formed Stanley Black & Decker. The transaction brought the air-power equipment business into MAT Holdings.

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