ORS Nasco buys Techniweld and PowerWeld in sixth and seventh deal in 20 months
What's the deal? Industrial supplies master distributor ORS NascoDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom → has acquired welding supplies wholesalers TechniweldDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom → and PowerWeld, president and chief executive officer Kevin Short announced in an October 7 LinkedIn post. Terms were not disclosed. The deals extend the Tulsa, Oklahoma-based company's welding business across the US and Canada.
What each company does: PowerWeld, founded in 1990, is a wholesale-only supplier serving welding and industrial distributors in the US and Canada. It lists more than 40,000 welding product SKUs and a four-location network spanning filler metals; arc, MIG and TIG equipment; and welding safety supplies.
Techniweld operates facilities in Oakville and Edmonton, while PowerWeld lists sites in Valparaiso, Indiana, and Grand Prairie, Texas. The Canadian Techniweld business is distinct from Atlanta-based Techniweld USA, which ORS acquired in May 2025.
Why now? The announcement came exactly two weeks after ORS disclosed its purchase of EssendantDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom →'s Boardwalk, GEN and Windsoft brands, acquired as Essendant wound down operations. These mark the company's sixth and seventh acquisitions over 20 months, according to Short.
What's the endgame? ORS is building scale across welding, safety, industrial and JanSan products while keeping its wholesale-only model. Short said the Essendant brands would broaden its assortment and connect its industrial and JanSan offerings.
The signal: ORS' acquisition pace has accelerated since Wynnchurch Capital bought the company from One Equity Partners in August 2024. Alongside Techniweld USA and the Essendant brands, it acquired R3 Safety in February 2025 and added AD Member Supply and Alliance Distribution Partners in March 2026 — a steady roll-up of industrial distribution under private equity ownership.
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