Magnolia River International (“Magnolia River”), a leading provider of infrastructure inspection, engineering, GIS, and technology solutions for utilities, today announced the acquisition of the assets of the System Integrity division of Aptus Group USA (“Aptus SI”) through Magnolia River’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Surview Field Services (“Surview”).
Decatur, Ala. Magnolia River International (“Magnolia River”), a leading provider of infrastructure inspection, engineering, GIS, and technology solutions for utilities, today announced the acquisition of the assets of the System Integrity division of Aptus Group USA (“Aptus SI”) through Magnolia River’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Surview Field Services (“Surview”).
Aptus SI provides inspection, rehabilitation, maintenance, and corrosion protection services for bridge-mounted pipelines to utility clients, and is led by industry veteran Kevin Klausmeier, who serves as Vice President of Aptus SI.
Surview Field Services, which provides leak survey and atmospheric corrosion inspection services to utility clients in Southeastern United States, will add highly complementary, bridge-mounted pipeline inspection and rehabilitation capabilities to its offerings with the acquisition of Aptus SI.
“Magnolia River’s vision is to make the world safer by providing innovative solutions to the utility and infrastructure industry. The acquisition of Aptus SI enables us to enhance our pipeline integrity management capabilities,” says Robbie Laney, Chief Commercial Officer of Magnolia River.
Aptus SI’s highly experienced workforce will join Surview and will continue to be led by Vice President Kevin Klausmeier. Klausmeier comments, “This enables us to leverage our similarly aligned focus on safety and culture to accelerate growth, deliver value to our clients, and create opportunities for our employees.”
Going forward, Aptus SI will operate under the “Surview Integrity Management” name and remains committed to delivering unparalleled customer service and quality to the utility industry.
Aptus Group USA CEO, Scott Dill, says “This divestiture enables Aptus Group USA to focus on building and maintaining critical bridge infrastructure, and we strongly believe Magnolia River and Surview represent the ideal home for the Aptus SI business.”
“Magnolia River’s vision is to make the world safer by providing innovative solutions to the utility and infrastructure industry. The acquisition of Aptus SI enables us to enhance our pipeline integrity management capabilities,” says Robbie Laney, Chief Commercial Officer of Magnolia River.
About Surview Field Services
Surview is the trusted provider of field services for utility and pipeline operations. Through our extensive industry experience and our advanced field solutions, we are the trusted industry professionals to help you maintain regulatory compliance, efficiently track and manage asset inventory, and streamline integrity management workflows. http://www.surviewfieldservices.com
About Magnolia River
Magnolia River is the premier provider of engineering, inspection, GIS, and technology solutions for utility & pipeline infrastructure & operations. http://www.magnolia-river.com
About Aptus Group USA
Aptus is a safety, quality, and people focused company building and maintaining the nation’s infrastructure. Put simply, Aptus is an expert in bridges, having worked on over 4,000 bridges across 43 states. https://www.goaptus.com/
For more information, please direct inquiries to Chief Commercial Officer, Robbie Laney, at robbie.laney@magnolia-river.com.