Pittsburgh, PA — LGG Industrial is pleased to announce the appointment of Jeff Chaapel as Vice President & General Manager, U.S. West Region.
Chaapel brings nearly 30 years of progressive leadership experience. Most recently, Chaapel served as Vice President of Energy Solutions at Synthomer, where he spent the past 13 years building and scaling an incubated business into a global market leader.
“Jeff’s depth of industry knowledge and leadership experience make him an excellent fit for LGG Industrial,” said Jeff Crane, Chief Executive Officer of LGG Industrial. “We are very excited to welcome him to the LGG Industrial team.”
In this role, Jeff will provide strategic leadership for the West Region’s sales strategy and growth opportunities.
We are excited to welcome Jeff Chaapel to LGG Industrial and look forward to the leadership and experience he will bring to our organization.
About LGG Industrial
LGG Industrial is the go-to partner for industrial companies looking for fluid handling, sealing, and material conveyance solutions. Headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and supported by Luther King Capital Management, LGG Industrial has decades of experience creating value for the North American industrial market with a passion for customer service that is met with deep technical know-how.
Pittsburgh, PA — LGG Industrial is pleased to announce the appointment of Daniel Petschke as Chief Financial Officer.
Petschke brings extensive financial leadership experience spanning both publicly traded and private equity-backed organizations. Most recently, he has spent the past decade serving as Chief Financial Officer for private equity-sponsored companies, where he strengthened organizational performance, scaled operations, and executed strategic initiatives.
“Dan’s combination of industrial distribution experience and financial leadership makes him an outstanding addition to our executive team,” said Jeff Crane, Chief Executive Officer of LGG Industrial. “As we continue to grow our business across North America, Dan’s expertise will help position LGG Industrial for continued success while creating long-term value for our customers, associates, and stakeholders.”
As Chief Financial Officer, Petschke will partner closely with LGG Industrial’s leadership team to drive financial performance and value creation across the organization.
We are pleased to welcome Dan to the LGG Industrial team and look forward to the positive impact he will have across our organization.
About LGG Industrial
LGG Industrial is the go-to partner for industrial companies looking for fluid handling, sealing, and material conveyance solutions. Headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and supported by Luther King Capital Management, LGG Industrial has decades of experience creating value for the North American industrial market with a passion for customer service that is met with deep technical know-how.
Rocky Mount, NC — May 20, 2026 — LGG Industrial is proud to announce the completion of a major renovation and expansion of its Rocky Mount, North Carolina branch. The upgraded facility significantly increases inventory capacity, enhances fabrication capabilities, and strengthens service support for customers across the region.
The expanded Rocky Mount facility is equipped with capabilities designed to support growing customer demand. This includes an overhead crane, belt slitter, and a belt fabrication shop, positioning LGG Industrial to deliver customized conveyor solutions with improved efficiency and responsiveness. These improvements position LGG Industrial to better support industries such as mining, aggregate, pulp and paper, power generation, and more.
“This investment is about expanding what we can do for our customers,” said Alison Grant, District Sales Manager. “With increased inventory, improved workflow, and enhanced fabrication capabilities, we’re able to respond faster and deliver more tailored, reliable solutions.”
LGG Industrial also provides comprehensive field service support to meet conveyor system demands. Dedicated crews are available 24/7, ensuring rapid response to minimize downtime and keep operations running smoothly. LGG Industrial crews provide comprehensive conveyor support ranging from system surveys, full length belt inspections, accessory installation as well as preventative maintenance and repair services.
LGG Industrial’s Rocky Mount location plays a key role in the company’s strategic distribution partnership with Continental, a relationship spanning more than 55 years. This long-standing collaboration provides customers with access to industry-leading products and advanced technology, supported by global innovation and local expertise.
“Rocky Mount is an important part of our long-term growth strategy, and this investment reflects how serious we are about supporting our customers in this region,” said Mark Scott, Regional Vice President/General Manager – East Region. “This expansion strengthens our capabilities and allows us to deliver reliable service, on time, with the level of support our customers count on every day.”
As part of the continued investment in this region, LGG Industrial is actively hiring to expand its service and operations team in Rocky Mount. For more information, view LGG Industrial’s Career Opportunities.
About LGG Industrial
LGG Industrial is the go-to partner for industrial companies looking for fluid handling, sealing, and material conveyance solutions. Headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and supported by Luther King Capital Management, LGG Industrial has decades of experience creating value for the North American industrial market with a passion for customer service that is met with deep technical know-how.
Pittsburgh, PA – LGG Industrial is pleased to announce the appointment of Michael Bagwell as U.S. Region Vice President and General Manager for the West Region. Michael will report directly to Jeff Crane, Chief Executive Officer of LGG Industrial.
Michael brings nearly three decades of leadership experience in the industrial distribution and manufacturing sectors. He most recently served as Director of Sales at Horsburgh & Scott, following a long and accomplished tenure with Motion Industries, where he rose through the ranks to become Division Vice President.
“Mike is a strategic, high-energy leader with a deep understanding of our industry and a strong track record of driving growth and operational excellence,” said Jeff Crane, CEO of LGG Industrial. “We are thrilled to welcome him to the LGG team.”
In this role, Michael will have overall P/L responsibility with a focus on driving continued organic growth in the West Region.
Please join us in welcoming Michael Bagwell to the LGG Industrial organization as we continue to grow and strengthen our team.
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Sugar Sell, the Intelligence-Driven Sales Automation Solution, Equips Sales with Tools for Improved Productivity and Customer Responsiveness
SAN FRANCISCO – December 17, 2024 – LGG Industrial, a longstanding leader in fluid handling, sealing, and material conveyance solutions, is driving efficiency and growth with SugarCRM’s flagship sales automation solution, Sugar Sell, built to meet the unique needs of business-to-business (B2B) industrial companies.
LGG Industrial offers comprehensive engineered fluid handling, sealing, and material conveyance solutions for a wide variety of industries and applications. With facilities across North America and decades of trusted experience, LGG Industrial is a top solution partner for some of the largest companies in North America.
Over 150 LGG Industrial sales and service professionals are now using Sugar Sell, and the company plans to deploy additional Sugar solutions, including Sugar Serve and Sugar Market, in the near future. The transition to Sugar’s intelligence-driven sales automation platform has transformed its sales operations, equipping sales reps with the tools needed to be more productive, efficient, and customer-focused.
“We chose the Sugar platform because it provides the sophisticated CRM tools we need to execute our new go-to-market strategy and drive organic growth,” said Tim Billingsley, Vice President, Revenue Operations, LGG Industrial. He explains that Sugar Sell has given the company a platform to transform its sales operations, ushering in newfound visibility and efficiency.
“We are looking to Sugar to help us accelerate the velocity of sales opportunities through the buyer journey to realize revenue faster,” added Billingsley. “Sugar is the ideal solution for B2B midmarket businesses like ours, and it’s a perfect fit to help us scale our sales operations and drive more revenue. With the introduction of Sugar Sell, the company has experienced 3 times the user adoption of previous sales tools.”
Sugar will also help the company better manage and respond to spikes in customer demand due to extreme weather and natural disasters.
“Helping LGG Industrial meet its unique business needs and overcome industry-specific challenges is a core strength of our CRM platform and a key area of expertise for our team at Sugar,” said Paul Farrell, Chief Product Officer, SugarCRM. “Creating new sales opportunities, expanding pipeline, accelerating sales processes, and driving faster revenue realization are key goals for LGG Industrial, and we’re pleased to be the solution to help the company achieve these goals and more.”
Click here to learn more about Sugar’s AI-driven solutions for CRM.
About SugarCRM
SugarCRM is a CRM software that helps marketing, sales, and service teams reach peak efficiency through better automation, data, and intelligence so they can achieve a real-time, reliable view of each customer. Sugar’s platform provides leading technology in the sales automation, marketing automation, and customer service fields with one goal in mind: to make the hard things easier.
Thousands of companies in over 120 countries rely on Sugar by letting the platform do the work. Headquartered in the San Francisco Bay Area, Sugar is backed by Accel-KKR.
For more information about SugarCRM, visit: www.sugarcrm.com.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, May 21, 2024 – LGG Industrial focuses on providing tailored solutions to their customers across North America. With a reinvigorated brand and a desire to raise the standard for service excellence in industrial distribution, LGG Industrial is making strides to expand capabilities across all their local branches. As locations across the United States and Canada each serve specific industries, LGG Industrial branch locations will invest in capabilities and services reflective of those customers.
For example, throughout the United States and Canada, LGG Industrial has expanded their gasket sealing solution capabilities by adding additional production equipment to their facilities and expanding their soft and metal gasket fabrication. “This is very exciting because it will allow for an increase in our operational productivity, and allow us to have more gaskets in-stock, readily available for our local customers,” said Andy Dunn, Director of Operations for Western U.S.
Similarly, LGG Industrial has renewed its focus on their material handling solutions, with investments to support both heavyweight and lightweight conveyor systems. “We have a great team built around our material conveyance solutions and have grown our field service crews across all regions so that we can better serve our customers,” said Tim Posey, Director of Operations for Eastern U.S.
LGG Industrial is a leader in industrial hose distribution, having a Certified Master Coupler at nearly every branch location. They’ve added larger capacity crimpers, metal hose fabrication and have increasingly focused on hose management capabilities including testing, reclamation and tagging throughout the U.S. and Canada. Likewise, they’ve grown their hydraulic hose capabilities, particularly with the acquisition of DeeTag in 2023, successfully serving high-quality OEM customers in various markets; providing superior service to these discerning customers.
Director of Operations in Canada, Michael Leonard, said “Our fluid power hose capabilities in Canada have been expanding as we have entered new markets. Our OEM customers see the value we bring not only by providing quality products, but through solutions we deliver directly from our local branches.”
For more information on LGG Industrial and to understand how the company can enhance business efficiency, please visit www.lggindustrial.com
About LGG Industrial
LGG Industrial is the go-to partner for industrial companies looking for fluid handling, sealing, and material conveyance solutions. Headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and supported by Luther King Capital Management, LGG Industrial has decades of experience creating value for the North American industrial market with a passion for customer service that is met with deep technical know-how.
About Luther King Capital Management
Founded in 1979, LKCM provides investment management services to high-net-worth individuals, foundations, endowments, investment companies, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts and estates, among other organizations.
Rebranding from ERIKS North America to LGG Industrial Reflects Commitment to Heritage and Innovation
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, February 1, 2024 —ERIKS North America, a longstanding leader in fluid handling, sealing, and material conveyance solutions, announced today that it is rebranding to LGG Industrial. This strategic shift honors the legacy of its founding companies, Lewis-Goetz and Goodall, while remaining focused on innovative solutions that drive significant value for customers.
“This rebranding to LGG Industrial represents an inflection point in the history of our company, where our rich history and deep understanding of the industry meet our ambitions to bring a new level of service and value to the North American industrial market,” said Jeff Crane, CEO of LGG Industrial.
LGG Industrial captures the knowledge, experience, and reputation that serve as the foundation of the company. In its next chapter, LGG Industrial is investing in its people, expanding its product and service reach, and investing in capabilities that raise the standard for service and value.
“We carefully crafted our new tagline: Tailored Solutions. Trusted Service,” continued Jeff Crane. “This reflects LGG Industrial’s dedication to providing highly specialized solutions backed by an unwavering commitment to customer satisfaction and a partnership built on trust. This trust is earned one transaction at a time and through the application of tailored solutions that continually save time and money for our customers.”
LGG Industrial offers a comprehensive suite of services designed to minimize the Total Cost of Ownership for its customers. Partnerships with top-tier manufacturers enable the company to provide unmatched customized and technical product solutions that encompass material handling, sealing, fluid transfer, and specialized fluid power hose solutions.
As the industry continues to evolve, LGG Industrial remains a steadfast partner dedicated to preventing downtime and enhancing operational performance. The company’s proactive approach, value-added services, and exceptional customer service ensure that the needs of customers are met with precision and care.
“We are excited to share this next step in our journey, but this is about so much more than a name change,” added Jeff Crane, CEO of LGG Industrial. “LGG Industrial is the standard under which we will continue our unwavering dedication and service to the North American industrial market.”
For more information on LGG Industrial and to understand how the company can enhance business efficiency, please visit www.lggindustrial.com.
About LGG Industrial
LGG Industrial, formerly ERIKS North America, is the go-to partner for industrial companies looking for fluid handling, sealing, and material conveyance solutions. Headquarted in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and supported by Luther King Capital Management, LGG Industrial has decades of experience creating value for the North American industrial market with a passion for customer service that is met with deep technical know-how.
About Luther King Capital Management
Founded in 1979, LKCM provides investment management services to high net worth individuals, foundations, endowments, investment companies, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts and estates, among other organizations.
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PITTSBURGH-ERIKS North America (ENA) announced that it has acquired the assets of Branham Corporation (Branham), a prominent fabricator and distributor of industrial hoses, gaskets, conveyor belts and related services.
Founded in Louisville, KY in 1973 as Branham-Mingis by the late William E. Branham and Stephen Mingis, Branham has grown over the past five decades to include five fabrication/distribution plants and 8 sales locations covering the Midwest and Gulf coast regions of the U.S. Boasting a team of over 100 highly skilled professionals, Branham has become synonymous with quality and service excellence in the industry.
Doug Branham, who will remain with the company as co-President, had this to say about the transaction. “ENA is a great fit for our company. Leveraging the scale of ENA affords us the opportunity to take our industry leading products and services to places we could not hope to on our own. The future of our associates has always been top-of-mind for us and we know that the benefits offered by, and the culture that exists at ENA will create a great place for our associates to continue their important work. As we celebrate our 50th year solving problems for our customers, we could not be happier about the prospects for the next 50 years.”
Steve Mingis, Branham’s other co-President, added, “At some point, every company must consider what it takes to get their organization to the next level. Doug and I knew immediately that our alignment with ENA was the perfect match for our employees and the future growth of our business.”
Jeff Crane, CEO of ERIKS North America, spoke about the closing of the acquisition, stating, “Doug Branham and Steve Mingis, along with their dedicated associates, have built a powerful organization that solves technical problems for their customers. Branham brings geographic expansion and unique product and service capabilities that align seamlessly with our commitment to delivering top-tier solutions and services to our growing list of North American customers. We are excited to welcome all the Branham associates to our great company and we look forward to working closely with them as we put our unique brands, capabilities and geographic reach to work…together.
Our long-term goal has always been to deliver above-market organic growth. Today’s announcement is just the most recent example of the reigniting of our inorganic growth engine as well. We remain committed to the successful execution of this dual-growth strategy for years to come.”
About ERIKS North America (ENA):
A portfolio company of LKCM Headwater Investments, ENA is a leading distributor of fluid handling, sealing, and material conveyance solutions for industrial customers throughout North America. Our technical solutions and services keep our customers running, reduce downtime and minimize total cost of ownership.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania – ERIKS North America (ERIKS NA), a leading distributor in the industrial market, is excited to announce the promotion of Daron Steinmann to Key Industry Director of Refining & Petrochemical.
With more than 23 years of industrial experience, Daron has spent the last 20 years at ERIKS NA, initially as an Outside Sales Representative for eight years, then transitioning to a Branch Manager role for two years, and finally serving as a Product Specialist for the past five years.
When asked about his promotion, Daron said, “I’m thrilled for the opportunity to further advance the refining and petrochemical business and lead such a highly skilled team of industry professionals.”
Terry Subia, Vice President of Key Markets of ERIKS NA said, “We’re eager to see Daron continue growing our refining and petrochemical sectors. Daron’s industry experience and tenure with ERIKS NA make him a great fit for this role.”
ERIKS North America congratulates Daron Steinmann on his promotion and looks forward to his success as Key Industry Director of Refining & Petrochemical.
About ERIKS North America:
ERIKS North America, a portfolio company of LKCM Headwater Investments, is a leading distributor of fluid and material conveyance solutions for industrial customers. Our technical solutions and services keep our customers running, reduce downtime and total cost of ownership.
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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania – ERIKS North America (ERIKS NA), a leading distributor in the industrial market, is delighted to announce Terry Subia’s promotion to Vice President of Key Markets.
With over 35 years of sales experience in the industrial sector, Terry has been an invaluable member of the ERIKS team for the last 18 years, serving as an Industry Director for the past two years.
“We are thrilled to announce Terry’s well-deserved promotion to Vice President of Key Markets,” said Jeff Crane, CEO of ERIKS North America. “His extensive experience and expertise in the industrial market make him the perfect fit for this role. We are confident that Terry’s strong leadership skills, combined with his customer-centric approach, will guide us in achieving our growth objectives and strengthening our relationships with key customers.”
Terry will be overseeing a team of highly skilled professionals in his new role. The collaboration and expertise of this team will further bolster ERIKS NA’s capabilities in serving our valued customers.
Speaking about his promotion, Terry Subia expressed gratitude and excitement, saying, “I am honored to take on this new role in the company. I am passionate about building strong partnerships with our customers and driving organic growth. I look forward to working closely with the team to deliver exceptional value and solutions that meet the evolving needs of our customers.”
ERIKS North America congratulates Terry Subia on his well-deserved promotion and looks forward to continued success and growth under his leadership in the Vice President of Key Markets role.
About ERIKS North America:
ERIKS North America, a portfolio company of LKCM Headwater Investments, is a leading distributor of fluid and material conveyance solutions for industrial customers. Our technical solutions and services keep our customers running, reduce downtime and total cost of ownership.
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412-925-7390