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Ames Taping Tools Filing for Prepackaged Bankruptcy

Ames Taping Tools, a Duluth, Ga.-based maker of automatic taping and finishing tools, announced plans to file for bankruptcy protection, as part of a prepackaged reorganization. Under terms of the ...
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GMS to Acquire AMES Taping Tools, Including Its Industry-Leading TapeTech® and All-Wall® Brands

TUCKER, Ga.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- GMS Inc. (NYSE: GMS) (“GMS” or the “Company”), a leading North American specialty distributor of interior building products, today announced that it has entered into a ...
Staten Island Advance

Taping drywall not as easy as it looks on those DIY shows

Q. Is taping drywall that hard to do? I watched it done on a television show, and it seems like it's not too tough. What taping drywall tools should I be looking for? What are some secrets of ...
Business Wire

GMS Completes the Acquisition of AMES Taping Tools LLC, Acquires Kimco Supply Company in Florida and Opens a New Greenfield Location in Tennessee

TUCKER, Ga.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--GMS Inc. (NYSE: GMS), a leading North American specialty distributor of interior building products, today announced the successful completion of its previously announced ...
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Sun Capital Partners sells AMES to GMS for $212.5m

GMS, a distributor of interior building products, has agreed to acquire AMES Taping Tools Holding from Sun Capital Partners. The purchase price is $212.5 million in cash. TUCKER, Ga.–(BUSINESS ...