Clearlake Capital-Backed FloWorks Acquires Flotech

FloWorks International LLC, a specialty flow control distribution platform backed by Clearlake Capital Group L.P. acquires Flotech, Inc., a value-added distributor and servicer of industrial valves.

Founded in 1961, Flotech is a distributor and servicer of industrial valves and automation solutions across the southeast. Located in Florida, South Carolina and Alabama, the company’s family of products includes industrial and isolation valves, gate valves, globe valves, check valves, actuation and controls, and safety and relief valves among others. Flotech also provides a full range of service offerings, including valve maintenance, automation and actuation, heat exchanger maintenance, and testing and certification. The Flotech management team, including CEO Caleb Goelz and President John Allen, are staying with the company.

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Together with Flotech, FloWorks has over 50 global branches, all strategically located in key markets to support customers focused on the chemical, sanitary, utility, refining, integrated circuit fabrication, pulp and paper, power generation, municipal, microelectronics, life sciences, food and beverage, agriculture and general industrial end markets.

“We are excited to add Flotech to the FloWorks platform to better serve our customers by expanding our product offering to include pressure relief valves and services,” said Scott Jackson, president and CEO of FloWorks. “This combination provides an exciting opportunity to strengthen both Flotech’s and FloWorks’ long history in the pulp and paper, power generation, and municipal and wastewater end markets. We are excited to partner with Caleb and John to build upon the great foundation built by the Goelz family.”