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TAPCO acquires Hawkins Traffic Safety Supply

Traffic and Parking Control (TAPCO) has increased its product offering with the acquisition of California-based traffic industry manufacturer and supplier Hawkins Traffic Safety Supply, now operating as Hawkins Traffic, a division of TAPCO. TAPCO believes synergies between the two companies will better serve its customers nationally, while providing those on the west coast with additional traffic and parking control options. Hawkins has been manufacturing traffic control products for seven decades and will
March 10, 2015 Read time: 2 mins
RSSTraffic and Parking Control (989 TAPCO) has increased its product offering with the acquisition of California-based traffic industry manufacturer and supplier Hawkins Traffic Safety Supply, now operating as Hawkins Traffic, a division of TAPCO. TAPCO believes synergies between the two companies will better serve its customers nationally, while providing those on the west coast with additional traffic and parking control options.

Hawkins has been manufacturing traffic control products for seven decades and will continue to supply a wide variety of sign-mounting brackets, stencils, and parking control products while TAPCO and Hawkins Traffic expand on these offerings together.

Vice president of sales and co-owner Andy Bergholz commented, "Hawkins Traffic has been a well-respected company in our industry for many years. This partnership will continue to allow Hawkins Traffic California customers access to the highest quality sign brackets they have come to expect, while expanding the brand to a new national audience. In addition, Hawkins Traffic will begin to stock a broader range of traffic and parking control and safety products to the customers in the Bay Area.”

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