ARG Industrial Expands to Salem, Oregon
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Anchorage-based hose and rigging supplier ARG Industrial is extending its southern frontier. A new branch location in Salem, Oregon will be the southernmost in the company, and the second in the Beaver State.
Stretching South
ARG Industrial acquired its first Oregon location in Portland in 2021, when the employee-owned company was still known as Alaska Rubber Group. The Salem branch becomes the fourteenth in the organization, which has grown in the Pacific Northwest by acquisitions over the last decade. The new location, however, is not an established company.
“Our new Salem location will not only expand our geographical reach southward but will combine both hose and rigging capabilities in a single location,” says CEO and President Mike Mortensen. “We feel this value proposition sets us apart in the market. Salem is experiencing significant growth, and we feel like we’re just the company to support the industries that are growing there. This new branch will help us strategically drive essential products and services to a wide variety of new and already established ARG customers.”
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