Loxcreen Purchase M-D Building Products

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OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Longtime Oklahoma City manufacturer M-D Building Products has bought a privately held South Carolina manufacturing company with about 800 employees and nine manufacturing and distribution facilities.

The Oklahoman (http://bit.ly/TwDlZW) reports that the purchase of Loxcreen Co. Inc. includes its Canadian flooring business, Bengard Manufacturing. The combined sales of both companies will exceed $200 million annually.

In addition to its Canada operations, Loxcreen also runs manufacturing and distribution facilities in Georgia, Oregon, Texas, Ohio, Missouri and South Carolina. M-D Building Products operates manufacturing and distribution facilities in Oklahoma and Georgia.

M-D Building Products designs, makes and markets residential and commercial weatherproofing products including door and window weatherstripping, garage door weatherstripping, pipe insulation and a line of caulk.

Loxcreen and Bengard specialize in customized aluminum and plastic extrusion manufacturing.