Business View Magazine | June 2019

82 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE JUNE 2019 the legs. There are two epoxy companies, Epoxy Technologies, ATC–Adhesive Technologies; and a floor covering adhesive company, WF Taylor. Combined, Meridian became a $140M adhesive group in less than 12 months. BVM: So, who runs the business, now; you or your new owner? Thompson: “We operate our business, separately. But even when the family owned us, they were not directly involved. We were a family-owned business but we ran it as a corporation, so we had the best of both worlds. Now we’re part of the Meridian Group and they’re allowing us to continue to do it. The back office part of the business is where we can find some savings, and where we see good synergies that will improve our financials. We’re operating as Evans Adhesives the same way we have for 119 years, and we’ll continue to do so. Even though we’re owned by private equity, and part of a $140-million platform, we’re operating as we always have - a small company out to meet the needs of the customer.” pictured above President of Evans Adhesives, Rusty Thompson