Pacific West, LLC (“Pacific West”), a premier rail and industrial infrastructure services company backed by Bluejay Capital Partners (“Bluejay”), announces the acquisition of Coleman Industrial Construction (“Coleman” or “CIC”), a Kansas City, Missouri-based provider of construction, renovation, environmental, maintenance and repair services for rail and industrial facilities.

Coleman’s Kansas City operations extend Pacific West’s footprint into the Midwest, adding to its existing presence in Salt Lake City, Dallas-Fort Worth, San Antonio and Phoenix.

“CIC brings decades of rail and industrial expertise, its strong reputation in the Midwest, and its service lines as a direct extension of what we already do across the country,” said Bob Weber, CEO of Pacific West. “Paul and Stephanie Freeman built a business grounded in quality and client service, and we are glad to have Paul joining our team as we continue to grow the platform nationally.”

Founded in 1979, Coleman primarily serves Class I railroads. The company builds, renovates, maintains and repairs railroad and industrial facilities, including locomotive servicing and fueling systems, yard air systems and railcar maintenance facilities, as well as wastewater, stormwater and related mechanical and environmental infrastructure.

“Pacific West was the right fit for our customers and our team, given our shared expertise in specialty rail and environmental contracting,” said Paul Freeman, owner of Coleman Industrial Construction and now member of the Business Development team at Pacific West. “We look forward to using the resources of the combined platform to extend our reach and serve our customers across the country.”

“CIC’s Kansas City base of operations extends our infrastructure and environmental contracting platform into a new geography, while adding additional talent and capability within our rail segment providing a more competitive solution to our customers in the east,” said James Samuelsen, Partner at Bluejay. “We continue to grow Pacific West both organically and through add-on acquisitions, and CIC is the next step in that plan.”

The acquisition is Pacific West’s third add-on since Bluejay’s initial investment, following the acquisitions of Eagle Remediation & Demolition Services in December 2022 and Overley’s and Hawkke in July 2023.

About Pacific West Environmental & Infrastructure

Pacific West Environmental & Infrastructure is a specialty environmental and industrial infrastructure contracting company serving the western and central United States. Headquartered in Salt Lake City, with operations in Dallas-Fort Worth, San Antonio, Phoenix and now Kansas City, Pacific West provides a range of services to clients across the rail, energy, mining, utility and industrial segments including specialty infrastructure and environmental construction, remediation, and industrial services across environmental drilling, vacuum truck resources and a variety of ongoing environmental maintenance services. www.pwenviro.com

About Bluejay Capital Partners

Bluejay Capital Partners is a Denver-based Private Equity firm focused on the transportation and logistics sector. The firm partners with founder- and family-owned businesses to provide capital and operational support for growth. www.bluejay-capital.com

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