Armstrong World Industries Expands Exterior Architectural Metal Capabilities with Acquisition of A. Zahner Company
“We are thrilled to welcome Zahner and its talented team to the Armstrong family. Over the last decade, Armstrong has developed and acquired world class metal design and manufacturing capabilities for interior ceilings and specialty walls. The addition of Zahner allows us to further expand into the highly specifiable, exterior architectural metal category,” said Vic Grizzle, President and CEO, Armstrong World Industries. “This acquisition represents a rare opportunity to connect two complementary companies with long, proven legacies of integrity, innovation and excellence in quality and service. With Zahner, we have dramatically elevated and expanded our capabilities to design, engineer, and fabricate truly unique, high-design architectural metal projects. Providing a broad, growing portfolio of specifiable materials and solutions to enable architects and designers to bring their most creative visions into reality – inside and outside a building – is a clear differentiator for Armstrong.”
A pioneer in the use of metal in architecture, Zahner is renowned for its collaborative design and metal fabrication capabilities for large and complex projects. The company’s unique knowledge of computational design, metal finishing and versatile engineering systems enables architects’ highly imaginative ideas to become incredible realities through the mindful use of crafted metals. Zahner’s process begins at the inception of a project through close collaboration with architects, designers, artists and other partners to ensure the delivery of design intent with manufacturability and long-term performance integrity. The work of Zahner has shaped some of the most recognized places and spaces in
“We are excited to join Armstrong World Industries and look forward to the opportunities this presents for our people and clients,” said William Zahner, CEO of Zahner. “I am confident that together with Armstrong we can accelerate our growth with a partner that shares common values, led by a focus on innovative design and client satisfaction. This begins a new chapter in an ongoing story of applying innovation and collaboration to build the incredible.”
Zahner was founded in 1897 by Andrew Zahner as a sheet metal fabricator of cornices and has expanded under the Zahner family leadership to become the premier designer and manufacturer of high-design architectural metal solutions. The business has production facilities in
With the addition of Zahner, Armstrong has completed 12 Architectural Specialties acquisitions since 2016 and vastly expanded its portfolio of products and solutions, including a range of substrate materials for interior and exterior applications, such as metal, wood, felt and architectural resin. The Zahner acquisition directly builds on and complements the exterior architectural metal capabilities of BOK Modern, LLC acquired by Armstrong in 2023. This broad portfolio enables Armstrong to participate in more spaces within the construction and renovation of a building with highly specified products and innovative solutions and is a key driver of the company’s growth strategy.
Armstrong funded the acquisition with existing cash and its revolving credit facility, and District Capital Partners acted as its buy-side adviser.
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