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Wallover Oil Co., Strongsville, Ohio, a manufacturer of metalworking fluids and industrial lubricants, has acquired Commonwealth Oil of Harrow, Ontario, Canada.  

Founded in 1978, Commonwealth Oil has made substantial inroads into the metalworking fluid market. In particular, significant success has been achieved in the EDM and tubing forming segments, according to the company.

Wallover President Eric Kielts commented, "We are excited to add a company like Commonwealth Oil to our growing family. Its first rate facility and strong Canadian presence will help us as we continue to expand our North American metalworking business."   

Wallover plans to keep the Commonwealth operation intact, retaining all Commonwealth employees and distributors.    

"The well-respected Commonwealth brand and the Canadian market are important to our plans moving forward. We intend to continue to invest in both," noted Mr. Kielts.     

 Crystal Flash Energy Acquires Drakes Fuel Service

Crystal Flash Energy, of Grand Rapids, Michigan, announced the acquisition of Drakes Fuel Service, Inc. of Schoolcraft, Michigan.

The Charter Group served as exclusive merger and acquisition advisor to Crystal Flash Energy in initiating, negotiating and closing the transaction.

Tom Fehsenfeld, President of Crystal Flash Energy, said, "The acquisition of Drakes is a great addition to our company. We've really enjoyed working with Skip Drake and his team over the several months. The synergies between our companies are strong and we believe that Drakes' customers and employees will be served well by the additional resources and market position that Crystal Flash provides".

Skip Drake, President of Drakes Fuel, said, "We've very much appreciated the thoughtful and thorough transition that Crystal Flash has guided us through. Throughout the entire process our company was treated with honesty, fairness and integrity. We are confident that our legacy will be preserved and our customers and employees will be well taken care of in their hands."

Founded more than 80 years ago, Crystal Flash Energy's business lines include home heat fuel oil and propane, commercial fuels, lubes, and transport hauling. The company serves 39,000 customers through nine Michigan offices with 240 employees and 120 trucks. They directly sell more than 55,000,000 gallons of product per year and haul more than 100,000,000 for third parties.

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