Transcat, Inc., Rochester, NY, a distributor of professional grade test, measurement and calibration instruments and accredited provider of calibration and repair services, has acquired privately-held Westcon, Inc., a Portland, OR-based test and measurement instruments distributor and calibration services provider, in a transaction valued at $7.2 million.
 
Charles P. Hadeed, CEO of Transcat, said, This acquisition provides us a West Coast distribution operation that enables us to provide faster service to a broader base of potential customers while adding a Pacific Northwest full-service calibration operation that geographically complements and expands our nationwide network to a total of twelve laboratories. Of added value is Westcon’s focus on the wind industry, an ideal, …