{"id":33641,"date":"2025-05-14T07:49:54","date_gmt":"2025-05-14T12:49:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/test.kele.com\/content\/?p=33641"},"modified":"2025-05-14T10:57:32","modified_gmt":"2025-05-14T15:57:32","slug":"kele-inc-completes-acquisition-of-ponton-industries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kele.com\/content\/blog\/kele-inc-completes-acquisition-of-ponton-industries","title":{"rendered":"Kele, Inc. Completes Acquisition of Ponton Industries"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Acquisition Expands Kele&#8217;s Industrial Automation Portfolio and Geographic Reach<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>MEMPHIS, TN and YORBA LINDA, CA, May 13, 2025 (Newswire.com) &#8211;\u00a0<\/strong>Kele, Inc. (&#8220;Kele&#8221;), a portfolio company of The Stephens Group, LLC (&#8220;Stephens Group&#8221;), is pleased to announce its acquisition of Tom Ponton Industries, Inc. (&#8220;Ponton Industries&#8221;), an instrumentation sales and consulting firm. The acquisition further expands Kele&#8217;s footprint within the instrumentation sales market. Ponton Industries will become an integral part of the industrial offerings of the Kele Companies, which include Lesman Instrument Company (Bensenville, IL), A-Tech Inc. (Tulsa, OK), and AC Controls (Concord, NC). Ponton Industries specializes in providing its customers with complete solutions to their flow, level, temperature, pressure, and process control requirements. The company serves customers through engineering consulting and technical support for process instrumentation selection. The transaction marks Kele&#8217;s seventh acquisition in the last seven years.<\/p>\n<p>Kele President and CEO\u202fDanny Lyons\u202fsaid, &#8220;We are thrilled to welcome Ponton to the Kele Companies. Marty Ponton, President of Ponton Industries, and the Ponton team bring a wealth of experience serving the industrial markets, OEMs, and municipalities across California, and we look forward to leveraging that experience across Kele.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Mike DeLacluyse, President of Kele Industrial,\u202fsaid, &#8220;We have worked with Marty and his team for many years and have great respect for the organization they have built. We are excited to join forces with them and continue expanding along the West Coast.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;After carefully evaluating our options for a strategic partner to propel our company forward, we firmly believe that Kele&#8217;s robust tools and forward-thinking vision align perfectly with our customers&#8217; increasing demands for cutting-edge technology and exceptional service. We are thrilled to unite with Kele Industrial and drive our shared goals to new heights!&#8221; said Marty Ponton, President of Ponton Industries.<\/p>\n<p>Grant Jones, Managing Director at Stephens Group, added, &#8220;The acquisition of Ponton Industries further strengthens Kele&#8217;s position in the industrial automation space. This is a natural fit with Kele&#8217;s existing operations and will provide new growth opportunities, particularly in the Western U.S. We are thrilled to support this acquisition as we continue to build a market leader in the industrial automation sector.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>About Kele, Inc.\u202f<\/strong><br \/>Kele, Inc. is a leading distributor of Commercial and Industrial Automation products and controls solutions globally. Kele serves the Commercial and Industrial Automation markets with more than 300 brands and 3+ million parts in stock, including actuators, gauges, relays, sensors, switches, transmitters, valves, and more. Value-added services include custom panel assembly, specialized sourcing, and technical support. Kele is a portfolio company of The Stephens Group, LLC of\u202fLittle Rock, Ark.\u202fTo learn more about Kele, visit\u202f<a href=\"https:\/\/stats.nwe.io\/x\/html?final=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cua2VsZS5jb20v&amp;sig=qDhjIOcQbwo09qcLKBbETvz_tDF670PFzVlDrvFCCySqi_8EorikdWYmzik6t5Dau9wxw6EfydPsehu_2oEsGQ&amp;hit%2Csum=WyI0d2Z5eHAiLCI0d2Z5eHEiLCI0d2Z5eHIiXQ\"><strong>kele.com<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>About Ponton Industries\u202f<\/strong><br \/>Ponton Industries has been providing automation machinery manufacturing solutions since 1972. It specializes in providing its customers with complete solutions throughout all of California and Western Nevada. Its focus is to support customers from product selection to start-up and commissioning. Ponton Industries is committed to its customers with a goal of making it as easy as possible to do business and providing the latest, most reliable and most cost-effective technologies to solve customers&#8217; measurement and control applications.\u202f Learn more about Ponton Industries at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/stats.nwe.io\/x\/html?final=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cucG9udG9uaW5kLmNvbS8jVGVjaG5vbG9neQ&amp;sig=hiJob-jeSFj6pEMVpB6VKLiblSm1BOgD3_6ZcVVSfHNjYYMwPVT7Y9HWrpZX8HvmiKS4GWIITKPGZzOW-XZfPg&amp;hit%2Csum=WyI0d2Z5eHMiLCI0d2Z5eHQiLCI0d2Z5eHIiXQ\">pontonind.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>About The Stephens Group, LLC<\/strong><br \/>The Stephens Group, LLC (<a href=\"https:\/\/stats.nwe.io\/x\/html?final=aHR0cHM6Ly9uYW0xMi5zYWZlbGlua3MucHJvdGVjdGlvbi5vdXRsb29rLmNvbS8_dXJsPWh0dHBzJTNBJTJGJTJGd3d3LnN0ZXBoZW5zZ3JvdXAuY29tJTJGJmRhdGE9MDQlN0MwMSU3Q2NsdXolNDBsYW1iZXJ0LmNvbSU3QzliOTQwMGI1NThjNTRmN2I0MTM2MDhkOTQ2MzI1ZDVmJTdDMWUyZGNhMjZkNDI2NGVkYTljMDNkNDc2ZTQ0NzljYmQlN0MwJTdDMCU3QzYzNzYxODAwNDQwODUwODYyNSU3Q1Vua25vd24lN0NUV0ZwYkdac2IzZDhleUpXSWpvaU1DNHdMakF3TURBaUxDSlFJam9pVjJsdU16SWlMQ0pCVGlJNklrMWhhV3dpTENKWFZDSTZNbjAlM0QlN0MxMDAwJnNkYXRhPTZaV3hrMk9QT0hnV1lFWjF3SFg4QnMxd3VyQldpJTJCTEZmU0tmZnB4S09INCUzRCZyZXNlcnZlZD0w&amp;sig=b945p4DmMCRbPNTuFIg3P402YV0tvdj6Ym0uwhiJP508VUHQxJshzPLLi23o6xXu6pu97QXikWgwPlOmUPc8qA&amp;hit%2Csum=WyI0d2Z5eHUiLCI0d2Z5eHYiLCI0d2Z5eHIiXQ\">https:\/\/www.stephensgroup.com<\/a>) is a private investment firm that partners with talented management teams to help build valuable businesses. 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