Speyside Equity Completes Acquisition of Steel Tubing Maker TAPCO
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DETROIT – October 29, 2026 -- Speyside Equity Advisers has completed its acquisition of The TAPCO Tube Company, a Midwest manufacturer of steel tubing and building products that operates under the Tapco Tube and Akron Building Products brands. The announcement did not include financial terms.
Speyside targets plant throughput and product mix at TAPCO
Nicholas Lardo, Managing Director at Speyside, said TAPCO offers a "meaningful opportunity to improve plant throughput." He also named an expansion of the value-added product mix and growth in the building products channel as priorities. Speyside plans to invest in the people and equipment needed to scale the business.
TAPCO President David Schrader described the deal as the start of a new chapter that builds on the company's legacy of several decades.