So he called Foster out of the blue and introduced himself.įoster's response: He made it clear from the beginning that he gets these kinds of calls all the time, and that he was not really interested in selling Ace. "I thought to myself, here's a nice company with a good niche that has a management team that cares about their people and their community as well," Bitsakakis said. Ace provides a wide range of design, formulation development and custom compounding across the natural and synthetic polymer range, serving such industries as belting, rubber rollers and printing, and molding and extrusion applications.īitsakakis, though, was drawn to some of the philanthropy work that Russell Foster, Ace owner and president, and his wife were involved in. While researching the industry and talking with contacts, Bitsakakis came across Ace Elastomer, based in Rock Hill, S.C., with a second mixing site in Chicago. AirBoss had developed a strategy to expand into color and specialty compounding, invested in a dedicated color mixing line at its main factory in Kitchener, Ontario, and also put in a smaller-scale specialty mixing line.īut the second-largest custom mixer in North America also was looking for potential acquisition candidates that had a commanding lead in certain market niches, particularly with color and specialty mixing. The way Chris Bitsakakis, president and chief operating officer at Newmarket-based AirBoss, tells it, the first contact was a few years back. last August hardly could be called a whirlwind marriage. purchasing custom rubber compounder Ace Elastomer Inc. Interior: Rockhard 4x4 Sports Cage, Mastercraft Seats, Crow Seats, Husky Floor Liners, & Tuffy Security Center Console and Glove Box.Įlectronics: Lowrance GPS, Optima Red Top Battery, Daystar Interior Rocker Switches, Acro Hid Lights, HID Headlights, PIAA Back Up Lights, & Hella HID’s.NEWMARKET, Ontario-The road leading to AirBoss of America Corp. Tires: 37-13.5-17 Toyo Open Country Mud TerrainsĮxterior: Rockhard 4X4 Front & Rear Bumper w/ Rack & Gas Cans, Rockhard 4X4 Skid Plates, Body Armor Rock Sliders, Xenon Fender Flares, &T-Rex Billet Mesh Grill.Īccessories: Kilby Air Boss On-Board Air System, Hadley Train Horn, Warn Power Plant, & a Hi-Lift Jack. Suspension Rear End: Rubicon Express Long Arm, Currie Enterprise Rear Anti Rock Sway Bar, & Offroad Evolution Axle Gussets. Suspension Front End: Rubicon Express Long Arm & Offroad Evolution Axle GussetsĪxle: 5:13 Ring & Pinion w/ ARB Differential Cover Motor Performance: Hypertech Max Energy, AFE Stage 2 Air Filter, & JBA Exhaust Whether Thomas’ Jeep JK is coming or going, he came prepared. Thomas didn’t want to be out in the middle of nowhere and not have all the tools a “Jeeper” would like, so we installed an onboard Kilby Air Boss system and a Lowrance GPS to navigate his adventures. Thomas put on a Rubicon Express 4.5” Long Arm suspension and Toyo Open Country 37” Mud Terrain Tires so he could crawl over anything Big Bear could throw at him. Thomas’ Jeep JK came to us with the original fuel in the tank that the dealership gave to him when he purchased the Jeep. This Jeep JK wasted no time being transformed. Thomas wanted a vehicle that he could take through the trails of Big Bear. Here is a new 2008 Jeep JK built for the mountains.
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