--- title: Smith Industrial News & Events --- 815 874 5364 5463 International Dr, Rockford, IL 61109 5463 International Dr, Rockford, IL 61109 [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/Smith-Industrial-Rubber-and-Plastics-241599643221568/) [Linkedin](https://www.linkedin.com/company/smith-industrial-rubber-and-plastics/) [![Smith Industrial Rubber and Plastics](https://blog.smithindustrial.com/hs-fs/hubfs/SmithIndustrial_January2019/images/SMITHUPDATEDLOGO.png?width=250&height=96&name=SMITHUPDATEDLOGO.png)](https://smithindustrial.com/) - [Home](https://smithindustrial.com/) - [About Us](https://smithindustrial.com/about-us/) - [Industries Served](https://smithindustrial.com/industries-served/) - [Products](https://smithindustrial.com/#) - [Industrial Hose](https://smithindustrial.com/industrial-hose/) - [Hydraulic Hose](https://smithindustrial.com/hydraulic-hose/) - [Conveyor Belt](https://smithindustrial.com/conveyor-belt/) - [Power Transmission](https://smithindustrial.com/power-transmission/) - [Rubber Snowplow Blades](https://smithindustrial.com/rubber-snowplow-blades/) - [Plastics](https://smithindustrial.com/plastics/) - [Metal & PTFE Hose](https://smithindustrial.com/metal-ptfe-hose/) - [Gaskets](https://smithindustrial.com/gaskets/) - [Loading Arms & Gangways](https://smithindustrial.com/loading-arms-gangways/) - [Resources](https://smithindustrial.com/resources/) - [Premier Suppliers](https://smithindustrial.com/premier-suppliers/) - [Services](https://summersrubber.com/#) - [In-House Services](https://smithindustrial.com/in-house-services/) - [OnGuard™ for Hose](https://smithindustrial.com/onguard-for-hose/) - [OnGuard™ for Belt](https://smithindustrial.com/onguard-for-belt/) - [News](https://smithindustrial.com/news/) - [Contact Us](https://smithindustrial.com/contact-us/) Search: Search [Search](https://blog.smithindustrial.com#go) [Search](https://blog.smithindustrial.com#go) [![Smith Industrial Rubber and Plastics](https://blog.smithindustrial.com/hs-fs/hubfs/SmithIndustrial_January2019/images/SMITHUPDATEDLOGO.png?width=250&height=96&name=SMITHUPDATEDLOGO.png)](https://smithindustrial.com/) - [Home](https://smithindustrial.com/) - [About Us](https://smithindustrial.com/about-us/) - [Industries Served](https://smithindustrial.com/industries-served/) - [Products](https://smithindustrial.com/#) - [Industrial Hose](https://smithindustrial.com/industrial-hose/) - [Hydraulic Hose](https://smithindustrial.com/hydraulic-hose/) - [Conveyor Belt](https://smithindustrial.com/conveyor-belt/) - [Power Transmission](https://smithindustrial.com/power-transmission/) - [Rubber Snowplow Blades](https://smithindustrial.com/rubber-snowplow-blades/) - [Plastics](https://smithindustrial.com/plastics/) - [Metal & PTFE Hose](https://smithindustrial.com/metal-ptfe-hose/) - [Gaskets](https://smithindustrial.com/gaskets/) - [Loading Arms & Gangways](https://smithindustrial.com/loading-arms-gangways/) - [Resources](https://smithindustrial.com/resources/) - [Premier Suppliers](https://smithindustrial.com/premier-suppliers/) - [Services](https://summersrubber.com/#) - [In-House Services](https://smithindustrial.com/in-house-services/) - [OnGuard™ for Hose](https://smithindustrial.com/onguard-for-hose/) - [OnGuard™ for Belt](https://smithindustrial.com/onguard-for-belt/) - [News](https://smithindustrial.com/news/) - [Contact Us](https://smithindustrial.com/contact-us/) ## [SBP Holdings Sells Bishop Lifting Products, Inc. to Altamont Capital Partners](https://blog.smithindustrial.com/sbp-holdings-sells-bishop-lifting-products-inc.-to-altamont-capital-partners) Posted by [Gabriele Barr](https://blog.smithindustrial.com/author/gabriele-barr) on Feb 1, 2022 11:26:40 AM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![SBP Holdings Sells Bishop Lifting Products, Inc. to Altamont Capital Partners](https://blog.smithindustrial.com/hubfs/SBPHoldingsLogo-2022_728x422.png)](https://blog.smithindustrial.com/sbp-holdings-sells-bishop-lifting-products-inc.-to-altamont-capital-partners) **SBP Holdings Sells Bishop Lifting Products, Inc. to Altamont Capital Partners** [Read More](https://blog.smithindustrial.com/sbp-holdings-sells-bishop-lifting-products-inc.-to-altamont-capital-partners) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.smithindustrial.com/sbp-holdings-sells-bishop-lifting-products-inc.-to-altamont-capital-partners#comments-listing) Topics: [Insider](https://blog.smithindustrial.com/tag/insider) ## [SINGER EQUITIES ACQUIRES OB&E RUBBER](https://blog.smithindustrial.com/singer-equities-acquires-obe-rubber-1) Posted by [Gabriele Barr](https://blog.smithindustrial.com/author/gabriele-barr) on Jan 5, 2022 8:15:00 AM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![SINGER EQUITIES ACQUIRES OB&E RUBBER](https://blog.smithindustrial.com/hubfs/logo-fullsize-364w-1.png)](https://blog.smithindustrial.com/singer-equities-acquires-obe-rubber-1)  Singer Equities, Inc. has acquired OB&E Rubber Company, headquartered in Jeffersonville, IN. OB&E Rubber provides heavy-duty conveyor belts, accessories, and field services including installation and conveyor maintenance out of their Indiana location. OB&E serves multiple markets including power generation, aggregate, recycling and resell. [Read More](https://blog.smithindustrial.com/singer-equities-acquires-obe-rubber-1) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.smithindustrial.com/singer-equities-acquires-obe-rubber-1#comments-listing) Topics: [Insider](https://blog.smithindustrial.com/tag/insider), [Acquisition](https://blog.smithindustrial.com/tag/acquisition), [Rubber](https://blog.smithindustrial.com/tag/rubber), [Industrial Products](https://blog.smithindustrial.com/tag/industrial-products) ## [SBP HOLDINGS TO ACQUIRE KENCO HYDRAULICS](https://blog.smithindustrial.com/sbp-holdings-to-acquire-kenco-hydraulics) Posted by [Gabriele Barr](https://blog.smithindustrial.com/author/gabriele-barr) on Jun 4, 2021 8:00:57 AM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![SBP HOLDINGS TO ACQUIRE KENCO HYDRAULICS](https://blog.smithindustrial.com/hubfs/kenco-logo.png)](https://blog.smithindustrial.com/sbp-holdings-to-acquire-kenco-hydraulics) June 2, 2021 -- Dallas, Texas  [Read More](https://blog.smithindustrial.com/sbp-holdings-to-acquire-kenco-hydraulics) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.smithindustrial.com/sbp-holdings-to-acquire-kenco-hydraulics#comments-listing) Topics: [Insider](https://blog.smithindustrial.com/tag/insider), [Acquisition](https://blog.smithindustrial.com/tag/acquisition), [kenco](https://blog.smithindustrial.com/tag/kenco) ## [SINGER EQUITIES ACQUIRES SHIPYARD SUPPLY](https://blog.smithindustrial.com/singer-equities-acquires-shipyard-supply) Posted by [Gabriele Barr](https://blog.smithindustrial.com/author/gabriele-barr) on Sep 4, 2019 10:08:00 AM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![SINGER EQUITIES ACQUIRES SHIPYARD SUPPLY](https://blog.smithindustrial.com/hubfs/SS.jpg)](https://blog.smithindustrial.com/singer-equities-acquires-shipyard-supply) [Read More](https://blog.smithindustrial.com/singer-equities-acquires-shipyard-supply) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.smithindustrial.com/singer-equities-acquires-shipyard-supply#comments-listing) Topics: [Insider](https://blog.smithindustrial.com/tag/insider), [Shipyard Supply](https://blog.smithindustrial.com/tag/shipyard-supply), [Acquisition](https://blog.smithindustrial.com/tag/acquisition) ## [SINGER EQUITIES ACQUIRES 4-STAR HOSE & SUPPLY](https://blog.smithindustrial.com/singer-equities-acquires-4-star-hose-and-supply) Posted by [Gabriele Barr](https://blog.smithindustrial.com/author/gabriele-barr) on Jun 4, 2019 8:00:00 AM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![SINGER EQUITIES ACQUIRES 4-STAR HOSE & SUPPLY](https://blog.smithindustrial.com/hubfs/logo-11.gif)](https://blog.smithindustrial.com/singer-equities-acquires-4-star-hose-and-supply) Singer Equities, Inc. has acquired 4-STAR Hose & Supply headquartered in Dallas, TX.    4-STAR Hose & Supply distributes and fabricates industrial hose, hydraulic hose, metal hose, composite hose, fittings, valves and pumps out of their locations in Dallas, Fort Worth, Midland, Pleasanton and Cleburne, Texas. The business was founded in 1983 and has been owned by the Culhane family since 2002.  4-STAR has 70 full time employees and serves a diverse customer base in the oil/gas, steel, chemical and food and beverage markets.  [Read More](https://blog.smithindustrial.com/singer-equities-acquires-4-star-hose-and-supply) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.smithindustrial.com/singer-equities-acquires-4-star-hose-and-supply#comments-listing) [All posts](https://blog.smithindustrial.com/all) ## Our Services On-Site and In-House, OnGuard™ Hose Management services are tailored to customer needs. We create person to person relationships and programs tailored to address the needs of a customer to lower procurement costs, maximize productivity, create a safer work environment and/or manufacture a safer product. 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