A Grand-Junction based supplier to the energy industry has been acquired as a part of an effort to expand operations.

Stuart Steel Protection announced it acquired Northwestern Cathodic.

With locations in Grand Junction and Greenville, S.C., Northwestern Cathodic provides anodes and other corrosion protection materials and services for oilfield production equipment and utilities.

Stuart Steel Protection operates locations in New Jersey and Georgia in manufacturing and distributing magnesium anodes and other corrosion protection products to the energy, utilities and telecommunications industries. The acquisition of Northwestern Cathodic doubles the company’s workforce and geographic scope.

Stuart Steel Protection in turn was acquired in January by Integrated Utility Services based in Houston to better meet the maintenance, operations and repair needs of the energy industry.

Chris Moore, the founder and president of Northwestern Cathodic, will join Stuart Steel Protection as chief strategy officer.

“I’m extremely proud of what the NWCAT family has accomplished over the last seven years, and I have no doubt that we have partnered with the right team to take what we’ve built to the next level,” Moore said.

Trinity Dawson, president and chief executive officer of Integrated Utility Services, also praised the acquisition.

“The asset acquisition of Northwestern Cathodic aligns perfectly with the growth strategy that we have established for Stuart Steel Protection to expand the business geographically, grow our products offerings and grow our employee base,” Dawson said. “We are truly excited about the opportunity this move affords us to further improve the value proposition to build relationships with new customers in multiple industry subsectors.”