Zekelman Adds Western Tube & Conduit

Wheatland Tube parent company Zekelman Industries, Chicago, (formerly JMC Steel Group) has moved to add Western Tube & Conduit to its lineup of metal conduit and fittings businesses in a deal announced last week. Financial terms were not disclosed.

Besides Wheatland Tube, Zekelman’s lineup of brands includes Atlas Tube, Picoma, Energex Tube, Sharon Tube and Z Modular. Adding Western Tube brings significant capacity in producing both black and galvanized steel tubing for the western U.S. market.

Barry Zekelman, executive chairman and CEO of Zekelman Industries, said in a release that the company will continue to offer customers conduit under both the Wheatland and Western brands.

"Western Tube and Wheatland Tube offer complementary products and services. Each company will continue to operate in the marketplace as it does today," said Jim Hays, president of electrical, fence and mechanical for Zekelman Industries.