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Power Curbers business bought

Ownership of the Power Curbers and Power Pavers business making concrete slipformers has now changed hands, for an undisclosed sum. Power Curbers was established by the Messinger family and Dyke Messinger will remain in charge of the company for the foreseeable future, maintaining its corporate direction. The business was acquired in a private deal between the Cornwell and Messinger families as an investment for the future by the Cornwell family, which is also local to the Power Curbers facility in the US.
October 10, 2017 Read time: 1 min
The Power Curbers and Power Pavers business has been bought in a deal that includes the manufacturing facilities

Ownership of the 307 Power Curbers and Power Pavers business making concrete slipformers has now changed hands, for an undisclosed sum. Power Curbers was established by the Messinger family and Dyke Messinger will remain in charge of the company for the foreseeable future, maintaining its corporate direction. The business was acquired in a private deal between the Cornwell and Messinger families as an investment for the future by the Cornwell family, which is also local to the Power Curbers facility in the US. The deal includes the firm’s manufacturing sites for Power Curbers and Power Pavers, as well as its rebuild facility, Southern Equipment Services.

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