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Dorner Mfg. Corp. joins Incline Equity Partners

Dorner Mfg. Corp., designer, manufacturer, and supplier of unit handling conveyor systems, has announced its partnership with Incline Equity Partners of Pittsburgh, PA.

Located in Hartland, WI,, and founded in 1969 by members of the Dorner family, Dorner has developed a robust product line from low profile industrial belt conveyors to food grade stainless steel conveyors used in sanitary environments.

“We have been particularly impressed by Dorner’s strong management team, best-in-class manufacturing operations, and growth prospects,” said Justin Bertram, Partner of Incline Equity Partners. “We look forward to supporting management’s efforts to achieve various growth initiatives as well as to pursue strategic acquisitions in certain target areas.”

“The management team and I are excited about our partnership with the Incline team,” said Rich Ryan, new CEO of Dorner, who served as COO of Dorner for the past seven years. “With Incline’s support, we are well-positioned to invest in or acquire the appropriate resources needed to better service our existing customers, as well as to support our growth into new product areas, end markets and geographies.”
 

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