PITTSBURGH, PA –Matthews International Corporation today announced it has acquired Everlasting Granite Memorial Co., Inc., of Elberton, Georgia. Everlasting is a supplier of granite memorials, columbariums, and private mausoleum estates. The acquisition expands Matthews’ presence in the granite memorial segment, adding to its established West Coast operations. Greg Gunter, President of Everlasting, joins Matthews as President of Matthews Granite Company, where he will have responsibility for managing Matthews’ full granite operations nationally. Read More > 

Lone Star Products Group Acquires Energy Hardware Holdings, LLC Lone Star Products Group (“LSP”) is expanding its global footprint via a merger with Energy Hardware Holdings, LLC (“EH”). Headquartered in Wolverhampton (UK), The Lone Star Group is a leading global provider of customized, high-performance fasteners, gaskets, and flow-control components. Like Energy Hardware Holdings, Lone Star provides mission-critical components and value-added services to leading OEMs, distributors, and end market customers in the global oil and gas, hydrocarbon processing, power generation, and general industrial markets. Read More >