The purchase of j.b. rodgers and two other major mechanical contractors by the United States Filter Corp. has signaled another industry consolidator has come to play.
With its latest purchase, U.S. Filter (NYSE: USF) now owns two out of the top five and three out of the top 46 plumbing and mechanical contracting companies in the country. U.S. Filter is a provider of commercial, industrial, municipal and residential water and wastewater treatment systems, products and services. It also has a distribution division, and not contracting.