Monteco acquires conveyor provider D.S. Handling Systems

Monteco, a strategic capital firm focused on emerging growth, has acquired D.S. Handling Systems, a leading middle market case and pallet conveyor handling systems company.

Founded in 1983, D.S. Handling operates from an 80,000-square-foot facility in Orangeville, Ontario, where it provides design, engineering, manufacturing, and installation services on behalf of its customer base of Fortune 500 companies. D.S. Handling’s products include package and pallet handling conveyors and sortation systems and equipment, truck loaders, extendable conveyors, vertical conveyor systems, belt conveyor systems, roller conveyor systems, and lift tables.

“This partnership will support D.S. Handling in its next phase of growth and allow the company to build upon its excellent reputation as being a leading materials handling supplier to some of North America’s premier courier, food and beverage, merchandising and distribution industries,” said Steve Marr, president of D.S. Handling Systems Limited.

“D.S. Handling is an exciting opportunity for Monteco to grow a solid platform based on quality product, solid engineering services, a strong management team as well as a loyal customer base,” said Scott Monteith, president and CEO of Monteco Ltd. “Monteco feels that the material handling sector is poised for consistent growth due to positive market trends.”