ORS Nasco appears to have gone aggressive under its new ownership. 

The industrial supplies master wholesaler announced May 1 that it has acquired Techniweld USA, a welding supplier and manufacturer based in Atlanta. 

Terms of the deal were not disclosed. 

It marks ORS’ second deal in three months, following its purchase of redistributor R3 Safety in early February. ORS was sold from One Equity Partners to fellow private equity firm Wynnchurch Capital this past August. 

Techniweld is a specialist provider of products for MIG, TIG, plasma, oxy-fuel and stick welding styles, along with safety and industrial supplies. In business since 1985, the company operates seven distribution centers — Atlanta, Jackson, MS, Youngstown, OH; Houston; Newton, NC; Appleton, WI; and Chicago. 

Meanwhile, Tulsa, OK-based ORS Nasco is an industrial supplies master distributor that carries more than 200,000 SKUs across about 600 manufacturing brands for use in the industrial, wedding, oilfield, safety, electrical, construction, HVAC, MRO, PVF, plumbing, JanSan and rental markets. Techniweld adds to ORS’ 16 distribution centers nationwide and internationally; about 100 inside/outside sales staff and over 120 customer care staff. 

“This combination of wholesalers who care deeply about the welding community has multiple benefits for our entire customer base,” ORS President and CEO Kevin Short said in an announcement to ORS customers. “In time, you will be able to procure all your private label, OEM products and accessories on one truck while processing one order. Your ability to build prepaid freight orders will be greatly enhanced. Our now greater scale makes us increasingly strategic to the manufacturing base, thereby bolstering our ability to keep you competitive over the long-term.”