ACA Conductor Accessories Acquires Dossert Corporation

Tag : Power Accessories

"The acquisition of Dossert reaffirms ACA Conductor Accessories'commitment to the power utility market," stated Steve Ferguson,General Manager. "Furthermore, with an enhanced substation productoffering, ACA will be able to meet the demands of a market that isseeing continuous and escalating growth."

Dossert has a proven history as one of the industry's technologicaland innovative suppliers. Founded in 1904, Dossert introduced thefirst solderless electrical connection, virtually eliminating theuse of solder in making electrical connections and splices. Sincethen, Dossert has been keeping pace with the progress in methods ofboth the generation and distribution of electricity. Since 1980,Dossert has expanded its transportation business into the 'LightRail' area by providing overhead catenary systems and components tosome of the major rail companies in the United States.

The Dossert product family is designed for the Power Utility,Transportation, OEM and Electrical Distributor markets and consistsof both copper and aluminum connectors for substations, switchyards, transmission lines, grounding systems, and industrialapplications.

Dossert products will be available from ACA Conductor Accessorieseffective immediately.

About ACA Conductor Accessories

ACA Conductor Accessories (ACA), a division of AFLTelecommunications located in Spartanburg, SC, is one of theworld's foremost suppliers of aluminum conductor accessories.Product offerings include compression fittings for transmissionconductors, bus conductor, substation accessories, motion controldevices, joint compounds, hydraulic tools, Alumoweld