RelaDyne Acquires A&W Oil & Tire Company of Augusta, Georgia
RelaDyne, one of the nation’s leading providers of lubricants, fuel, diesel exhaust fluid (DEF), and industrial reliability services, has acquired A&W Oil & Tire Company, Inc. (A&W Oil), a fuel and lubricant distributor. This acquisition extends RelaDyne’s geographical footprint in the southeast region of the United States.
A&W Oil, headquartered in Augusta, Georgia, with a second facility in Waynesboro, serves eastern Georgia and western South Carolina with quality fuels and lubricants. As part of RelaDyne, A&W Oil will handle this geography with expanded products and capabilities. The introduction of RelaDyne Reliability Services to A&W’s marketplace and OEMs will add substantial value to the current and prospective A&W Oil customer base.
“We are thrilled to be joining the RelaDyne team,” said John Sylvester, Jr., President of A&W Oil Company. “Our partnership with RelaDyne will be a great expansion of resources, products and services for our loyal customers. All of our employees are now part of the RelaDyne family of companies, providing the same exceptional service to our great customers.”
“We are very excited to welcome both the associates and customers of A&W Oil to the RelaDyne family,” stated Larry Stoddard, RelaDyne President and CEO. “Our acquisition strategy has remained consistent – expand RelaDyne geographically through high quality companies with great people and integrate our robust products and services to create long term value to our associates, customers, and investors. The acquisition of A&W Oil continues this strategy.”
RelaDyne continues to be the “Acquirer of Choice” in the lubricants, fuel, and reliability segments. “The acquisition of A&W Oil Company is the third acquisition for RelaDyne in 2018 and our first in Georgia,” said RelaDyne CSO, Jeff Hart. “RelaDyne continues to make significant investments to acquire, integrate and grow these companies once they join RelaDyne. Our acquisition pace continues to increase as we create a national distribution platform.”
About A & W Oil Company A&W Oil Company is a fuel and lubricant distributor as well as a common carrier serving customers across Georgia and South Carolina. Those interested in more information can contact the Augusta, Georgia, office to learn more about the lubrication products, services and equipment offered.
About RelaDyne RelaDyne, headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio, is one of the nation’s leading providers of lubricants, fuels, diesel exhaust fluid (DEF), and reliability services for industrial, commercial, and automotive businesses in the United States. RelaDyne was formed in 2010 by the combination of four well-established industry-leading companies and has since grown to more than 60 locations by strategically acquiring other industry leaders in the lubricant, fuel distribution, and industrial service segments. For more information, visit www.RelaDyne.com.
Other RelaDyne Acquisitions in 2018:
RelaDyne Acquires T.A. Roberts Oil Company of Columbia, Louisiana
RelaDyne Acquires Conservancy Oil Group of New Mexico and Colorado
Round 2 Lubricant Price Increase Summary
| Company | Announced Date | Effective Date | Increase |
| Sinclair Lubricants | 2/12/2018 | 3/1/2018 | up to 5% |
| CAM2 | 3/1/2018 | 3/24/2018 | 4 to 10% |
| Smitty’s Supply | 3/1/2018 | 3/24/2018 | 4 to 10% |
| Pinnacle Oil | 3/2/2018 | 3/19/2018 | 5 to 10% |
| Allegheny Petroleum | 3/5/2018 | 3/24/2018 | 4 to 8% |
| Advanced Lubrication Specialities (ALS) | 3/29/2018 | 6 to 9% | |
| Sunoco | 3/29/2018 | 6 to 9% | |
| Chemlube | 3/7/2018 | 3/26/2018 | 5 to 8% |
| Reliance Fluid Technologies (RFT) | 3/7/2018 | 4/9/2018 | 4 to 9% |
| Sunbelt Lubricants | 3/8/2018 | 3/21/2018 | 6 to 8% |
| PennStar | 3/9/2018 | 3/19/2018 | 6 to 10% |
| Martin Lubricants | 3/12/2018 | 4/16/2018 | 4 to 10% |
| Warren Distribution | 3/12/2018 | 4/9/2018 | 5 to 8% |
| Maverick Performance Products | 3/7/2018 | 3/26/2018 | 5 to 8% |
| Royal Mfg | 3/13/2018 | 4/2/2018 | 3 to 8% |
| Omni Specialty Packaging | 4/23/2018 | 5 to 8% | |
| ExxonMobil | 3/22/2018 | 4/23/2018 | up to 10% |
| Warren Oil | 3/23/2018 | 4/23/2018 | 3 to 8% |
| Chevron | 3/28/2018 | 5/7/2018 | up to 10% |
| Nu-Tier | 3/28/2018 | 4/16/2018 | 6 to 8% |
| Total | 3/29/2018 | 4/30/2018 | 3 to 5% |
| Shell | 4/4/2018 | 5/7/2018 | up to 10% |
| Phillips 66 | 4/5/2018 | 5/14/2018 | up to 10% |
| Safety-Kleen | 4/5/2018 | 5/7/2018 | up to 10% |
| Castrol (excluding industrial) | 4/12/2018 | 5/14/2018 | up to 10% |
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