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Square Deal Machining acquires a nearby company to expand business operations

Square Deal Machining Inc. (SDMI) of Marathon in southern Cortland County has acquired Kurtz Truck Equipment, also of Marathon. SDMI is a metal fabrication and machining company, while Kurtz Truck Company’s operations also include a fabrication component. (PHOTO CREDIT: SQUARE DEAL MACHINING)

MARATHON, N.Y. — Two companies with operations in Marathon in southern Cortland County are now working together. Square Deal Machining Inc. (SDMI) — a metal fabrication and machining company based in Marathon — acquired Kurtz Truck Equipment, a truck equipment and fabrication company, also of Marathon. SDMI says the deal allows it to expand its […]

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MARATHON, N.Y. — Two companies with operations in Marathon in southern Cortland County are now working together.

Square Deal Machining Inc. (SDMI) — a metal fabrication and machining company based in Marathon — acquired Kurtz Truck Equipment, a truck equipment and fabrication company, also of Marathon.

SDMI says the deal allows it to expand its business operations. The firm officially announced the acquisition on Feb. 1. The transaction closed the same day, SDMI tells CNYBJ in an email.

To expand production and continue to provide machining and fabrication services with “faster processing times,” SDMI company leaders decided to buy another local fabrication company.

Under the acquisition agreement, Kurtz Truck Equipment will operate under the same business structure, and all 25 employees “will operate separately from SDMI.”

Kurtz Truck Equipment is known for fabricating propane trucks, crane trucks, and dump bodies.

“After getting to know the team at SDMI, it became clear that they were the perfect partner to expand with to provide the same high-quality service and technologies to our customer base that encompasses seven states and multiple markets,” Roger Smith, general manager and VP of Kurtz Truck Equipment, said in the release.

Established in 1963 as Kurtz Welding Inc., it functioned as a builder and fabricator of new and refurbished fire apparatus, specialty welding, and custom fabrications. In April 2007, Kurtz Welding changed its name to Kurtz Truck Equipment to better reflect the types of fabrication lines available.

SDMI, which began as a one-room machine shop, has grown into a 300,000-square-foot machining facility that offers fabrication, machining, and welding capabilities and employs more than 150 people.

Its 140,000-square-foot fabrication and welding facility is located at 98 Route 11 in Marathon, while its 125,000-square-foot CNC machining and distribution center is situated at 496 Route 11 in Marathon. In addition, the firm also has a 10,000-square-foot tool room in Killawog in Broome County, along with a 25,000-square-foot stainless-steel welding and assembly facility near Binghamton, per its website.

Eric Reinhardt