HALTON HILLS, Ontario (Dec. 30, 2014) – We are excited to announce that Hayward Gordon U.S., Inc., an affiliate of Hayward Gordon ULC (Hayward Gordon), and Sharpe Mixers Inc. (Sharpe) have joined forces. Jay Dinnison and the Sharpe management team are partnering with Hayward Gordon and private equity firm Element Partners as part of a growth plan to strengthen both companies’ mixer lines. As part of the transaction, Jay Dinnison of Sharpe will remain actively involved in the business in a key product support position. “We are very proud of our achievements at Sharpe Mixers, and are very excited about the future growth opportunities that this partnership brings to our organization,” Dinnison said. Sharpe Mixers is a Seattle, Washington based business, which has been family owned for the past 60 years. Hayward Gordon will be making a significant investment in the plant, equipment and people in Seattle to increase its capabilities to serve the global market. Bill Dubé, CEO of Hayward Gordon, commented on the transaction, “We are delighted with the excellent growth prospects for the combined entity. The product fit between Hayward Gordon and Sharpe is highly complementary and our combined sales channels will allow us to better serve our markets and customers and support our growth plans.” Hayward Gordon, headquartered in Toronto, Ontario, designs, manufactures and distributes mixers, pumps, and engineered systems for challenging fluid handling applications in food, water, mining, chemical, oil and gas, mineral processing, and wastewater treatment industries.