On September 27, 2013, Altec, Inc., the world’s leading manufacturer of aerial devices and digger derricks for the utility construction industry, announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Altec Astoria, LLC, acquired the operating assets of fiberglass truck body manufacturer, Astoria Industries of Iowa. The acquisition strengthens Altec’s ability to offer bucket truck and digger derrick customers fiberglass service bodies from one, vertically integrated source. The purchase enhances Altec’s move toward a greener product mix, as it complements the company’s state-of-the-art, Green Fleet utility vehicle assembly plant, which opened in Dixon, California in mid-2012. “Astoria has a well-established reputation for producing high-quality, lightweight fiberglass service bodies, utility bodies, and related equipment,” said Lee Styslinger, III, Chairman and CEO of Altec, Inc. “In addition, it allows us to broaden our green technology product offerings, which helps meet customers’ growing demands for sustainable fleet solutions.” Astoria is a leader in the fiberglass truck body industry, and is known for pioneering the idea of manufacturing fiberglass service truck bodies beginning in the early 1960’s. Astoria’s service and utility truck bodies are used in electric utility, oil and gas, the telecommunications industry, and more. With customers worldwide, Astoria supplies product for both commercial and government fleets. The quality of Astoria’s products and services are considered so high that Astoria builds prototypes and equipment for the aeronautical industry. Currently, one of Astoria’s primary competitors is BrandFX headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas. The company has a long history of manufacturing and selling high quality advanced composite utility bodies, which are used in many types of finished products, including bucket trucks, digger derricks, cable placers, service trucks, and other related equipment. Utility Fleet congratulates Altec on its acquisition, and is proud to offer fiberglass service bodies on many of its bucket truck and digger derrick units. Utility Fleet stocks over 300 pieces of utility construction equipment, and supplies product with a large variety of service body brands, including Astoria, BrandFX, ETI, Knapheide, Reading, Stahl, and more. Bock Mary is an associated editor of Bucket Truck, which provides a huge inventory of utility bucket trucks, medium duty trucks and many more bucket trucks for sale across the USA.
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