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Naples firm Hoffmann buys 50-year old Kansas trailer manufacturer


  • By Mark Gordon
  • | 8:45 a.m. March 5, 2024
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The Hoffmann Family of Cos., a Naples-based conglomerate with a portfolio of companies from vineyards to a luxury fleet business, has acquired Doonan Specialized Trailer, a custom semitrailer manufacturer based in Great Bend, Kansas. 

Financial terms of the deal weren’t disclosed. 

Doonan, according to a statement, is a 50-year-old company with 57 dealer locations across North America, “making it a key player in the transportation industry.” Mike Ruddle, vice president of operations at Doonan, and Kelly Zecha, national dealer manager/application specialist, will both “continue to play pivotal roles” in the business after the deal closes, the release states.

 


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Mark Gordon

Mark Gordon is the managing editor of the Business Observer. He has worked for the Business Observer since 2005. He previously worked for newspapers and magazines in upstate New York, suburban Philadelphia and Jacksonville.

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