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GREENSBORO, North Carolina (October 28, 2024) – Vertical Supply Group (VSG), a leading supplier and manufacturer of life safety equipment, is proud to announce the acquisition of Tacklestore ltd., a UK leader in at-height safety, material lifting, and personal protection equipment (PPE). Tacklestore, which operates websites such as safetyliftingear.com, lifegear.com, and safety-lifting.com, was founded by Mike Huges in 2004 and currently operates out of its head office in Bristol, with seven additional depot locations across the UK. Tacklestore also owns and manufactures products under 13 house brand names such as G-Force, Liftingear and LoadSurfer brands.  Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.

GREENSBORO, North Carolina (June 3, 2024) – Vertical Supply Group (VSG), a leading supplier and manufacturer of life safety equipment, is proud to announce the acquisition of Yates Gear. For over 42 years, Yates has been innovating and manufacturing functional, comfortable, and durable fall protection products in the climbing, technical rescue, rope access, and tactical equipment industries. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.