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Headquarters: Pittsburgh, PA
2010 Revenues: $340 million
Change in Sales from 2009: 36%
Key Executives: CEO Jeffrey Crane; COO George \”Randy\” Fox; CFO Michael Kulmoski Jr.; CAO JoAnn Capan; EVP Operations James Thieman; Senior EVP Operations Scott Johnson

Lewis-Goetz has continued on the acquisition trail this year, acquiring two businesses in January and one in June. CEO Jeff Crane told MDM earlier this year that Lewis-Goetz will keep its focus on its core: \”We operate in a focused product niche. We provide fabricated rubber industrial products: hose, conveyor belt and gaskets and sealing products. That space, and the universe of people that provide those products is made up of thousands of distributors across North America. Many of them are family-owned with owners that are nearing retirement without a succession plan or exit strategy.\” In regard to end-markets. Crane said that its investments in diversifying in energy markets have paid off. He said: \”Coal is still an important end-market for us. But the natural gas and the on- and off-shore petroleum drilling are markets that are new to us. Our investments in the Gulf Coast have given us access to some of those markets we didnt have access to before.\”

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