The 1980's
In February 1981, Trans
Union merged with the Marmon Group, a large
privately held corporation.
In October 1981, the management of the Smith
& Loveless Division purchased the assets
of the Division from the Marmon Group, and
Smith & Loveless Inc., was reborn. Smith
& Loveless renewed its commitment to
maintain its role as a leader in the water
and wastewater treatment and pumping
industry through the design and production
of quality equipment and by providing
superior service.
To continue to strengthen its leadership
position, Smith & Loveless, on October
1, 1984, purchased two firms: SCIENCO®
Inc., St. Louis, Missouri, and DI-SEP®
Systems International Inc., of Santa Fe
Springs, California. On August 1, 1985,
Smith & Loveless added another
subsidiary by acquiring St. Louis Marine
Systems Inc., renamed FAST® Systems
Inc. Later SCIENCO®, Inc. and FAST®
Systems Inc. were merged into SCIENCO/FAST
Systems Inc. In 1987, Smith & Loveless
made another step to provide additional
capabilities in water treatment by acquiring
K-W Industries. K-W was previously located
in Omaha, Nebraska. In 1989, RLR, Inc.
purchased all ownership of Smith &
Loveless, Inc. from S&L management. RLR,
Inc. is the holding company for S&L and
many of its affiliated companies.
The
Beginning
1990's
A New
Century
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