Past Investments

Below is a selection of companies that Tulcan has owned and exited from:

Carter Control Systems
(CCS)

Located in Frederick, MD, and founded in 1981, CCS is a premier designer, manufacturer, integrator, and installer of highly engineered material handling systems and their operating controls. Specializing in postal automation, mail processing, in-motion scales, and conveyor systems, CCS serves industrial customers, government agencies, the United States Postal Service, and mass mailers nationwide. Its solutions enhance the speed, throughput, and accuracy of mail processing operations with comprehensive capabilities in engineering, implementation, and support.

Aerocision
(Pye & Hogan, Inc.)

Based in Old Saybrook, Connecticut, Aerocision stands out as a leading manufacturer of precision components for turbine engines across military, commercial, and industrial sectors, including aircraft, helicopters, and tanks. The company produces critical components for nearly all major military and commercial turbine engines in the United States. Additionally, Aerocision supplies spare parts and assemblies directly to the military and major engine builders like Rolls-Royce Corporation, Pratt & Whitney, General Electric, Lycoming, Allied Signal, Honeywell, and others, featuring in engines used on a wide range of aircraft and helicopters.

Rawson & Co.

Rawson serves a broad region including Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, Utah, Alabama, Tennessee, and Florida as a manufacturer's representative for flow control instrumentation and specialty products for ABB and Parker Hannifin. With 22 local stocking branches and 10 sales offices, Rawson supports industries like refining, petrochemical, chemical, oil and gas, power generation, and pulp and paper. It has also expanded into serving the food processing, semiconductor, and high technology industries.

Vector ESP

Headquartered in Houston, Texas, Vector ESP offers nationwide information technology services, focusing on professional, managed, and infrastructure solutions. Founded in March 2000, Vector aims to establish long-term partnerships by providing quick, effective, and cost-efficient IT project development and implementation. It advocates a netcentric or server-based computing model to scale its centralized platform, serving small and medium enterprises. Vector has expanded by acquiring regional systems integrators across various U.S. cities.

IGI/Earth Color

IGI, based in Houston, Texas, was established in February 1999 with a vision to consolidate the printing industry. By acquiring digital and sheet-fed printing companies primarily in the New York City area, and merging with Earth Color Group in March 2000, IGI/Earth Color has grown into a leading full-service provider of prepress, printing, and bindery/finishing services. With operations in New York City, Northern New Jersey, and Florida, the company is recognized for its quality, responsiveness, and advanced technology, serving the largest market for printing services in the world.