A pair of Chattanooga area plants are each expected to gain as they come under the wing of one company that’s now the biggest independent domestic supplier of products in its field.
Paladin Attachments, a Michigan-based company with an Ooltewah factory that makes couplers and attachments for construction and land-clearing equipment, has purchased Kodiak Manufacturing in Bradley County, Tenn.
Paladin Attachments
* Headquarters: Dexter, Mich. * Products: Couplers and attachments for the construction, aggregate, agriculture, land-clearing and mining markets * Plants: Ooltewah, Tenn., and facilities in Ohio, Iowa, North Carolina, Brazil * Website: www.paladinattachments.com
Kodiak Manufacturing
* Headquarters: Charleston, Tenn. * Founded: 1996 * Products: Agriculture implements such as rotary cutters, soil and gravel movers, tillers * Website: www.kodiakmfg.com
Kodiak, based in Charleston, is a maker of agricultural implements, including rotary cutters, soil and gravel movers, and tillers.