SAS Forks restructures to accommodate growth

Responding to what it says is “record and future growth,” Luxemburg, Wisconsin-based SAS Forks, a division of Tenamec Inc., has restructured under parent company SAS Group, which includes the SAS Rail and DRKhorse Tools divisions.

According to a news release, SAS Forks will “continue to be the market leader” in automotive recycling and auto reclamation centers, as well as other severe-duty applications, like quarry, scrap metal and railroad applications, while SAS Rail will specialize in supplying railroad couplers, railcar movers and other rail-affiliated attachment needs.

The DRKhorse Tools division will be focused on supplying heavy-duty attachments for demolition, scrap processing, construction and material handling, offering tools such as mobile shears, concrete demolition crackers and pulverizes, demolition grapples, hydraulic hammers, hydraulically powered magnets and more.

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“Our approach is unique,” SAS Forks President Bruce Bacon says. “In years of traveling the globe, I recognized that there are innovative, advanced attachment manufacturers who do not have a presence in North America. It is extremely difficult to enter a continent without local knowledge of distribution, end users’ needs and name recognition. It takes years and millions of investment dollars to gain traction. DRKhorse provides an innovative solution to these manufacturers.”

The company says DRKhorse already has entered into agreements with some European manufacturing companies.

“A DRKhorse dealer council will be established and they will help determine what additional products will be brought into our product offering,” says Sal LaCorte, director of business development. “Interestingly, we have already been approached by several European and Korean companies expressing interest in their fine products being a part of the DRKhorse portfolio.”

“Between SAS, DRKhorse and our sister brands, Builtrite and Lemco, we anticipate excellent dealer response, and I, personally, look forward to reengagement with scrap and demolition customers where many relationships have been built over the past few decades,” Bacon adds.