Bridgestone HosePower (HosePower), LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Bridgestone Corporation, has acquired Greenville, South Carolina-based Cline Hose & Hydraulics, LLC. The acquisition furthers the expansion of HosePower’s leading hydraulic and industrial hose solutions and service business.
Cline Hose & Hydraulics is a family-owned business founded in 1948. Over the last 75 years, the Cline family has grown the company to include two retail locations in Greenville and Augusta, Georgia, along with a fleet of mobile service trucks to meet customer needs throughout the Southeast U.S.
Bridgestone HosePower has 47 locations across the U.S. including five OEM sales centers. Approved by each company’s board of directors, the transaction closed on December 29, 2023. Financial details of the transaction were not disclosed.