Waukesha's Wildeck Inc. said Wednesday it has purchased Ladder Industries Inc., a Goodyear, Ariz., designer and manufacturer of customized platforms, stairs and ladders.
The acquisition adds 30 employees to the roughly 100 Wildeck currently has, marketing director Hue Schlegel said. He declined to disclose the purchase price.
Wildeck makes custom industrial steel work platforms, freight lifts and safety-guarding products. Ladder Industries, with plants in Goodyear and in Sacramento, Calif., is known for building specialized platforms used in airplane and helicopter maintenance.
"It's a product line that really complements everything we manufacture here at Wildeck," Schlegel said. He said the acquisition also opens markets for Wildeck on the West Coast, where Ladder Industries is strong.