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Warburg Pincus to Acquire Total Safety
September 7, 2011 - Total Safety, the premier global outsourced provider of integrated safety and compliance solutions to clients operating in hazardous environments, today announced that Warburg Pincus, a leading global private equity firm, has reached a definitive agreement to acquire Total Safety from DLJ Merchant Banking Partners.
About Warburg Pincus
Warburg Pincus is a leading global private equity firm. The firm has more than $30 billion in assets under management. Its active portfolio of more than 125 companies is highly diversified by stage, sector and geography. Warburg Pincus is a growth investor and an experienced partner to management teams seeking to build durable companies with sustainable value. Founded in 1966, Warburg Pincus has raised 13 private equity funds which have invested more than $35 billion in over 650 companies in more than 30 countries.
Since inception, the firm has invested approximately $7.5 billion in consumer, industrial and services (CIS) companies including past and current investments in Aramark, Polypore, Safetykleen, Scotsman Industries, Survitec Group, TransDigm Group Inc. and Transpacific Industries.
The firm is headquartered in New York with offices in Amsterdam, Beijing, Frankfurt, Hong Kong, London, Luxembourg, Mauritius, Mumbai, San Francisco, Sao Paulo and Shanghai. For more information, please visit www.warburgpincus.com.
Total Safety Acquires Oilfield Safety and Western Fire
August 3, 2011 - Total Safety, the leading global provider of integrated safety services and compliance solutions, announced today it has acquired Oilfield Safety, Inc. (“OSI”) based in Williston, North Dakota and Western Fire & Safety, Inc., (“Western”) based in Dickinson, North Dakota. With over twenty years of customer service each, the companies will add to Total Safety’s Williston Basin presence through additional air, gas, and fire services. OSI provides critical safety services to the upstream energy markets including air, gas, and fire services to complement their equipment rental fleet. Western complements the portfolio with a focus on fire services (fixed and portable systems) and personal protective equipment to both the up- and midstream energy markets and various fire departments across North Dakota.
“We are excited to partner with the energetic and talented team at OSI and Western,” said David E. Fanta, Chief Executive Officer of Total Safety. “The leadership teams have a commitment to safety and excellence that mirrors our own. We are looking forward to extending our additional capabilities to their current customers, some of which we’ve been proud to serve elsewhere but simply didn’t have the strong local presence to meet their needs until now. OSI’s office in Williston will provide an immediate footprint to expand our services further north from our geographic base while Western’s capabilities complement our current Dickinson office very well.”
Total Safety Acquires S&H Services
June27, 2011 - Total Safety, the leading global provider of integrated industrial safety services and compliance solutions, announced that it has acquired S&H Services, providers of safety consultants to the oil and gas industry, with a concentration in pipelines.
Total Safety Acquires On.Site Advanced Medical Services
March 29, 2011 - Total Safety has acquired On.Site Advanced Medical Services, Inc. based in Grand Prairie, Alberta, Canada.
Founded in 2002, On.Site is a recognized leader in remote mobile medical services and occupational healthcare. On.Site provides medical technicians, mobile treatment centers, ambulances and training for industrial and upstream oil and gas clients across Alberta and British Columbia, Canada.
"We are excited to partner with the energetic and talented team at On.Site," said David E. Fanta, Chief Executive Officer of Total Safety. "The On.Site founders, paramedics themselves, have a commitment to safety and excellence that mirrors our own. The industry has been looking for a broader solution, and with this partnership, we are now able to satisfy those growing demands. On.Site's offices in Grand Prairie, Dawson Creek, Fort Nelson and Calgary will provide an immediate footprint to expand our services from our current Edmonton base."
Total Safety Acquires Webb, Murray & Associates
March 23, 2011 - Total Safety has acquired all of the assets and ongoing business of Webb, Murray & Associates, Inc., a Houston-based fire protection and safety services company, and will operate the assets under the name "Webb-Murray."
Founded in 1974, Webb, Murray & Associates is a recognized leader in risk management, fire and safety systems design, installation, testing and inspection services for the refining, chemical and petrochemical markets in the U.S. The company's core services include process hazard analysis, consequence assessment, risk evaluation, root cause analysis, industrial hygiene, PSM and RMP implementation, OSHA VPP consultation, safety procedure development, and active and passive fire protection systems design, installation, maintenance and testing.
"We are very pleased to have completed this transaction and are honored to have such a talented and respected team join Total Safety," said David E. Fanta, Chief Executive Officer of Total Safety. "Webb, Murray founders and their leadership team are known within the industry for their experience, values and commitment to excellence. Working together, we will be able to provide our clients with cost-effective and comprehensive risk mitigation strategies around their complex worker and facility protection needs."
Total Safety Acquires Pacific Environmental Consulting
January 25, 2011 - Total Safety has acquired Pacific Environmental Consulting, a British Columbia-based industrial hygiene, occupational safety and environmental consulting firm, serving the Western Canadian Market.
Founded in 1990, Pacific Environmental Consulting is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada and provides engineering and consulting services focused on worker health and safety. Those services incorporate Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety ("CCOHS")/Provincial Workers Compensation Board ("WCP") regulatory requirements in the delivery of workplace environmental and industrial hygiene consulting services to a wide range of customers in Western Canada.
Its core industrial competencies include worker worker exposure monitoring, air quality assessments, laboratory analysis and chemical safety audits. Pacific also handles environmental consulting and assessments, hazardous materials audits, worker training programs, health and safety audits, confined space audits, fall protection programs and workplace regulation reviews in consultation with regulatory authorities.
Total Safety Acquires Scotsafe
November 2, 2010 - Total Safety has acquired Scotsafe, a Scotland-based supplier of industrial safety equipment and services.
Founded in 1991, Scotsafe provides a variety of safety equipment and services including gas detection systems and equipment, breathing air, fit testing and other critical safety systems and personnel for both the land-based and offshore energy industry in the North Sea market from its office in Aberdeen, Scotland.
"We are very pleased to announce this most recent acquisition and to welcome the Scotsafe team to Total Safety," said David E. Fanta, Chief Executive Officer of Total Safety. "By adding this experienced team and strategic offering to our suite of services, we can provide a more comprehensive offering to the strategic North Sea and surrounding markets and respond to our clients more expediently."
Total Safety Acquires Houston 2-Way Radio (H2WR)
March 12, 2010 - Total Safety has acquired Houston 2-Way Radio (H2WR), a leading supplier of Motorola radio communications equipment and services for the greater Houston area.
Founded in 1990, H2WR provides sales, service and rental of Motorola radio communications equipment. H2WR is an Authorized Motorola 2-Way Radio Dealer, Authorized Motorola Federal Agent, Authorized Motorola State and Local Government Manufacturer's Representative and Authorized Motorola Service Shop (MSS). In addition, H2WR is also staffed and trained to repair other major brands.
This acquisition allows Total Safety to further expand and enhance our existing communications line of business throughout North America. H2WR's customer base currently encompasses a variety of industries, like healthcare and local and federal government, where Total Safety has only a limited presence, allowing Total Safety to extend our current communications offerings.
Total Safety Acquires ICU Environmental, Health & Safety
February 1, 2010 - Total Safety has acquired ICU Environmental, Health & Safety, a full range provider of environmental, health and safety services to public and private sectors.
Founded in 1993, ICU is a multi-disciplinary organization, dedicated to providing relevant, accurate and cost-effective solutions in a variety of health, safety and environmental (HSE) services, including industrial hygiene, safety inspections and audits, process safety management services, regulatory compliance, HSE training programs, asbestos consulting services, indoor air quality assessments and consulting, environmental due diligence assessments, environmental air permitting consulting, risk assessment and strategic environmental management advisory services.
"We are very pleased to announce this most recent acquisition and to have the employees of ICU join Total Safety," said David E. Fanta, Chief Executive Office of Total Safety. "By adding this experienced team and strategic offering to our suite of services, we can provide our valued clients an even more comprehensive safety solution."
Total Safety Acquires Wholesale Radio Rental
January 5, 2009 - Total Safety has acquired the assets of Wholesale Radio Rental, Inc., a provider of portable communications equipment for use in petroleum, oil and gas, and petrochemical industries.
Wholesale Radio Rental provides intrinsically safe portable communications systems to a wide variety of industries concentrating primarily in the energy sector. Applications include maintenance shutdowns, turnaround services and unit start-ups.
"We are pleased about the management team and skilled employees of Wholesale Radio Rental joining Total Safety. The addition of Wholesale's team and assets allows us to expand on an existing service line and more strategically and effectively provide safety and communication solutions to industry," said David E. Fanta, Chief Executive Officer of Total Safety.
Total Safety Acquires Callaway Safety Equipment Co., Inc.
May 20, 2008 - Total Safety has acquired the assets of Callaway Safety Equipment Co., Inc., a provider of integrated safety services and equipment to the oil and gas industry.
Founded in 1981, Callaway Safety Equipment offers sales, rental, inspection, repair and maintenance of safety equipment, site safety professional, safety training for oilfield and industrial applications. The company also provides services relating to drilling, completion, workover, plant/refinery shutdowns and turnarounds, natural gas processing plants and pipeline construction.
"Total Safety is very pleased to announce this most recent acquisition," said David E. Fanta, Chief Executive Officer of Total Safety. "The addition of Callaway further demonstrates our commitment to the energy industry by expanding our service offerings into the West Texas and New Mexico regions. We are please to have the employees of Callaway Safety join the Total Safety team."
Total Safety Acquires Inter-Mountain Safety Company, Inc.
August 3, 2007 - Total Safety has acquired Inter-Mountain Safety Company, Inc. (IMS), a provider of comprehensive safety services to the oil and gas industry in the Rocky Mountain region of the United States.
Founded in 1980, Inter-Mountain Safety's primary service offerings include hydrogen sulfide (H2S) protection services, site safety professionals, safety training, and respiratory protection and gas detection equipment sales, rental, inspection, repair and maintenance.
"Total Safety is very pleased to announce this most recent acquisitions," said David E. Fanta, Chief Executive Officer of Total Safety. "The addition of the Inter-Mountain Safety team allows us to better serve our upstream customers as a single point of contact for safety solutions. Their reputation for quality personnel and services is unsurpassed in the Rocky Mountains."
Total Safety Acquires Breathing Equipment Hire Limited (BEH LTD)
August 1, 2007 - Total Safety has acquired Breathing Equipment Hire Limited (BEH LTD), of Knottingley, England, a provider of quality safety services to the downstream sector in the United Kingdom. The primary services offered by BEH are rental, inspection, repair and maintenance of respiratory protection and gas detection equipment, as well as turnaround support services to the refining and petrochemical industries.
The acquisition of BEH provides Total Safety an established presence in the European downstream safety services business. BEH‘s customer base is comprised of major United Kingdom refiners and petrochemical manufacturers including many of Total Safety’s current multi-national customers.
“We are very excited about BEH LTD’s employees and management joining the Total Safety team,” said David E. Fanta, Chief Executive Officer of Total Safety. “BEH LTD is well respected by its customers and allows Total Safety to expand its integrated safety services offering to the European downstream market.”
The combination of these two well respected companies and their management and employee teams will continue to allow us to meet the expectations of our customers and further provide our enhanced safety service solutions. Our number one goal is to make this change as smooth as possible and to continue to execute our mission, “to ensure the safe Wellbeing of Workers Worldwide”.
Total Safety Acquires Payne Services, Inc.
June 15, 2007 - Total Safety acquired Payne Services, Inc., a professional safety services company that provides confined space attendants, fire watch, and safety services and personnel to the Upstream and Downstream Industries in the United States.
Founded in 1989, Payne Services' primary lines of business include safety personnel and observers, confined space attendants, safety training and contract industrial hygienists.
"We are very excited about Payne Services joining the Total Safety family. The business lines that Payne delivers are extremely complementary to the industrial safety services that Total Safety provides and will further broaden our service offering," said David E. Fanta, Chief Executive Officer of Total Safety. "The combination of Payne's personnel service management system and Total Safety's extensive sales network will allow us to grow the business globally and meet the expectations of customers as they seek enhanced integrated safety solutions in today's active market."
Total Safety Acquires Sola Safety and Controls Division
July 31, 2006 - Total Safety has acquired the assets of the Sola Safety and Controls Division from Sola Communications, LLC. Sola Communications, LLC, which is owned by an affiliate of H.I.G Capital, will remain an independent company focusing on communication services.
Sola provides quality safety services to the upstream sector in the Gulf of Mexico. The primary services offered by the division are sales, service, installation and maintenance of H2S detection and respiratory systems, fire suppression and detection systems, and aids to navigation.
"We are very excited about the talented and motivated employees that are joining Total Safety through this merger," said David E. Fanta, Chief Executive Officer of Total Safety. "The combination of these two well respected companies and their management and employee teams will continue to allow us to meet the expectations of our customers and further provide our enhanced safety services and solutions."
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