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UTS Systems Acquires Hercules Manufacturing, Strengthening Its Mobile Power Manufacturing and Customer Support
For Immediate Release January 22, 2024
FAIRFIELD, VA – UTS Systems, LLC (“UTS”), a leading innovator of rapid-deployable military shelter systems and equipment, announces its acquisition of Brinkley Technology Group, LLC (d/b/a Hercules Manufacturing) (“Hercules”) a key partner and supplier of generators, heaters and trailer-mounted support systems that are integral to UTS’s diversified product line.
This acquisition brings Hercules, a certified Perkins engine dealer, into strategic manufacturing alignment with UTS while streamlining customer service, support, and product offerings in mobile power and environmental control systems. Hercules’ facility in Massillon, Ohio, will continue as a hub of equipment manufacturing and engineering innovation as part of UTS.
James Maurer, Chairman and CEO of UTS said, “We are excited to welcome the Hercules team to the UTS family and the addition of their capabilities and product lines. With this combination, we will increase our capabilities further and benefit our customers.”
“Hercules has had a very close working relationship with UTS for many years and the opportunity to work together as one company will certainly result in many efficiencies and allow the combined company to be more responsive to our customer’s changing needs.” said Doug Brinkley, former President of Hercules. Mr. Brinkley will continue to lead the Massillon facility as a cornerstone of UTS’s expanded operations as the newly appointed VP of Power and Environmental Control business unit at UTS.
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UTS Systems, LLC is an industry leading developer and manufacturer of rapid-deployable, expeditionary tactical shelters, equipment and kits that are sold to and used by all branches of the U.S. military. These products include the TM and TXL Series shelters, turn-key base camps, command & control suites, and chemical and biological protection. Additionally, UTS manufactures support equipment, including power generators, environmentally control units, heaters, and accessories, to provide the complete range of products to support the warfighter.
UTS Systems, LLC Announces the Appointment of Two Industry Veterans as Advisors to Its Board of Directors
FAIRFIELD, VA – UTS Systems, LLC (“UTS”) is excited to announce the appointment of Donald Strick and John “Jack” Custer as advisors to its board of directors. The addition of Mr. Strick and Mr. Custer strengthens and adds key strategic perspectives to the UTS board. Each of them brings over 40 years of experience working in the U.S. defense industry at various executive and senior positions.
“We are fortunate to have Don and Jack, two proven industry veterans with a long track record of success and experience, join us as advisors to our board. They will provide important voices to our growth strategy as we continue to expand our product lines and expand our markets in service of our customers.”, said Chairman and CEO James Maurer.
Mr. Strick has over forty years of industry experience in domestic and international defense acquisition, contracting, and logistics programs, including twenty years of successful leadership role in navigating and winning defense contracts valued over half a billion. Mr. Strick was responsible for business development and government contracting at a variety of top defense contractors and in key leadership positions in defense acquisitions for the U.S. Department of Defense.
Mr. Custer has over forty-five years of experience in the defense industry. He provides deep knowledge in contracting and business development. He served as an executive and a board director at various notable defense contractors. Mr. Custer was responsible for leading business development for major defense programs interfacing with all branches of the U.S. Department of Defense.
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UTS Systems, LLC is an industry leading developer and manufacturer of rapid-deployable, expeditionary tactical shelters, equipment and kits that are sold to and used by all branches of the U.S. military. These products and product lines include the TM and TXL Series shelters, a turn-key, modular shelter system used for base camps, command & control suites, and chemical and biological protection. Additionally, support equipment, including power generators, environmentally control units, heaters, and accessories, provides the complete complementary products to support the warfighter.
For more information, please contact Media@UTS-Systems.com
UTS SYSTEMS, LLC CLOSES ITS ACQUISITION OF DYNOVIS, INC. TO CREATE A FULLY INTEGRATED COMPANY AND STRENGTHEN ITS CAPABILITIES FOR GROWTH AS A TACTICAL SHELTER AND DEPLOYABLE EQUIPMENT BUSINESS
JUNE 30, 2022
Fort Walton Beach, Florida (June 30, 2022) - UTS Systems, LLC, a leading provider of rapid-deployable military shelters, mobile power, and environmental control systems, announced today that it closed its acquisition of Dynovis, Inc., a long-standing engineering and manufacturing partner. The combined company will operate as UTS Systems, LLC with headquarters in Fairfield, Virginia.
The transaction brings together sales, engineering, manufacturing, and program management capabilities to provide customers with a “single company” experience. UTS Systems will continue to support customers and programs from its combined facilities in Florida and Virginia, bringing together over 125,000 SF of dedicated product development and manufacturing space.
James Maurer, former COO of Dynovis, will lead the combined company as CEO. Tom Eggers, former CEO of UTS Systems, will lead Sales and Business Development as Senior Vice President. Both Mr. Maurer and Mr. Eggers are industry veterans and leaders in the development and manufacture of expeditionary shelter systems. Phillip Won, also an industry veteran, has joined the company as CFO.
Tom Eggers said, “This combination demonstrates UTS Systems’ commitment to continued improvement of its world class customer service and ability to field high-performing, reliable equipment to meet our customers’ unique missions.” James Maurer added, “We are thrilled about the opportunity this transaction will bring by combining the companies’ experienced personnel, customer-focused cultures and complementary capabilities into one organization that is focused on satisfying our customers’ growing needs.”
UTS Systems has garnered a dedicated following among deployed military forces for its rugged TM and TXL Series shelter systems, which deploy in minutes for quick operational readiness. UTS shelter systems increased it product offering with Dynovis XGT mobile generators and environmental conditioning units, along with array of ancillary equipment tailored to user needs.
This transaction follows UTS Systems’ acquisition in December 2021 of precision machining assets and production capabilities of Destin Machine, of Destin, Florida.
About UTS Systems, LLC. – UTS systems brings to market a full line of rapid-deployable tactical shelters that are fielded in all branches of the military. With a broadly distributed sales force, it continues to grow market share and expand the product line which consists of the TM and TXL Series, turn-key deployable systems for base camps, command & control suites, solar power, ballistic/splinter protection, chemical & biological protected shelters, and other ancillary products.
For more information, please contact Sales@UTS-Systems.com
UTS AWARDED MAXIMUM $200,000,000 FIRM-FIXED-PRICE, INDEFINITE-DELIVERY/INDEFINITE-QUANTITY CONTRACT CONTRACT FOR COMMERCIAL SHELTERS.
DOD NEWS - NOVEMBER 8, 2019
DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY
UTS Systems LLC,* Fort Walton Beach, Florida, has been awarded a maximum $200,000,000 firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for commercial shelters. This is a one-year base contract with three one-year option periods. Location of performance is Florida, with a Nov. 7, 2020, performance completion date. Using military services are Army, Air Force, Navy, and Marine Corps. Type of appropriation is fiscal 2020 through 2021 defense working capital funds. The contracting activity is the Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (SPE1C1-20-D-1210).
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TACTICAL ADVANTAGES IN THE MILITARY MARKET
September 1st, 2019 By Jeff Moravec
This medical shelter by UTS Systems supports U.S. Air Force expeditionary medical support hospitals. Photo: UTS Systems.
When Tom Eggers and his colleagues founded UTS Systems in Fort Walton Beach, Fla., to sell shelters and accessories to the military, he figured they had a leg up—after all, most of the company, including Eggers, had served in the armed forces. He was right. His experience in chemical/biological collective protection for the U.S. Air Force gave him good ideas about what products the military might be interested in. But Eggers also found out that some things had changed since he served, and it was important to keep adding staff with more recent experience. “The mission changes, and needs and wants and technology change,” Eggers says. “So we hire new folks who have been in the field recently, to get the perspective we need.” It’s one thing for a product to look good on paper, Eggers says, and another to know that it’s going to work in the field. Take tent installation. “Everybody’s got something better to do than set up tents, but that’s usually the first thing that needs to be done by troops in the field,” Eggers explains. “If we can bring innovation to the things they need, and make their life easier, they can be faster to what the mission really is. But you need the opinion of the guys who have done it recently.” Eggers says UTS also wants to be proactive, getting systems out to troops preparing for exercises or deployments, which can influence what specifics a later proposal may call for. “You see if it’s going to work for them versus sitting back and waiting for a request for proposal to come out. We wouldn’t get repeat customers if we just proposed our standard products all the time. Instead, we tailor our systems to improve their mission.” Eggers notes that the people in the field are not afraid to express their opinions about what works and what doesn’t. “You have to have pretty thick skin,” he laughs.
IFAI SEPTEMBER 8, 2019
TACTICAL ADVANTAGES IN THE MILITARY MARKET
September 1st, 2019 / By: IFAI / Feature
Department of Defense contracts can be lucrative, but it takes work to get in—and to stay in.
by Jeff Moravec
Any company in the specialty fabrics industry would be interested in doing business with a client that has a budget of more than $700 billion, right?
You’d think so. But big numbers can come with big challenges, especially when the budget belongs to a government: in this case, as you may have guessed, the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD).
While many specialty fabrics suppliers and fabricators regularly do business with the military through the DoD, including some who count on it for a significant portion of their income, figuring out where to start—and how to get in the door with a new product—can be a tough task. But it is possible.
Printed webbing, binding tape and loop products shown here are produced by MMI Textiles. Company president Amy Bircher says that while the military branches select suppliers based on price, they also expect that a high quality product will be delivered on time. Photo: MMI Textiles Inc.
“It can be daunting to the uninitiated,” says Ron Houle, founder and president of Pivot Step Consultants LLC, a Burke, Va., firm that helps companies that want to work with the military. Houle will speak at IFAI Expo on “Making (Some) Sense of the DoD Budget.”
“Just take a cursory look at the defense acquisition regulations,” Houle says. “It’s hundreds and hundreds of pages. Left to your own devices, even with a great product you want to get into the hands of the military, you’d be hard-pressed to know where to start, who to see, where to go and how to manage your expectations.”
There are people like Houle who make a living helping companies understand the complexities of the process and assisting them in navigating through it. The U.S. government also supplies resources to help (see sidebar on page 37). But Houle and other experts in defense procurement say prospective military vendors need to pay attention to a few considerations before investing in research and development for a new fabric or end product.