Fort Dearborn acquires FetterGroup label business

Fort Dearborn Company has acquired the assets of FetterGroup’s paint and coatings label business. Fort Dearborn is one of North America’s largest suppliers of cut & stack, pressure sensitive, roll-fed and shrink sleeve labels. Fetter Label is one of the biggest label providers to the paint and coatings industry.

CEO of Fort Dearborn, Jeff Brezek, said, ‘The acquisition is a logical fit for Fort Dearborn Company and reinforces our commitment to the paint and coatings label market. Fetter has a long track record of building solutions that address many of the unique needs inherent in the paint and coatings marketplace and therefore we are very excited to add their capabilities to ours and create a more robust solutions offering for this end market.’

Fort Dearborn’s management team is experienced in executing and integrating acquisitions effectively and expects the addition of FetterGroup’s label business to contribute to the business’ near-term and ongoing success as the housing market recovers.

Terry Gill, FetterGroup president and CEO, said, ‘I am confident that this will be a seamless and transparent transition for our customers. The paint and coatings market is a change-intensive industry and Fort Dearborn is experienced with the distinct needs and customer requirements of this space. This sale allows us to focus our energy on creating the most visually stunning mobile device cases, and other custom products, within our dye sublimation segment.  Fort Dearborn was a natural and strategic choice when we chose to exit the label business.’ 

Brezek continued, ‘We are thrilled to make this acquisition and better serve this market as well as expand our capabilities for all Fort Dearborn customers. As a platform company, we will continue to pursue acquisitions that broaden our product and service offerings and deliver unparalleled value to our customers.’