Leominster, Massachusetts – June 2025 – Proprietary injection molder F&M Tool & Plastics, Inc. of Leominster, MA (“F&M”) has been acquired by consumer products manufacturer GSC Technologies, Inc. of St-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec/Canada (“GSC”).
Founded in 2008, F&M is a leading designer, developer, and manufacturer of plastic storage and organizational products under the Bella Storage Solution brand. F&M has enjoyed tremendous success selling its proprietary consumer products to major retailers throughout North America. It continues to lead the way in design and innovation for household storage products.
Founded in 1982, GSC designs and manufactures attractive, practical storage and organization products for better modern living. The company makes a variety of products, including totes, garbage cans, furniture, shelving, and tables. GSC was acquired by private equity firm Speyside Equity in January 2025.
“We are excited to complete the bolt-on acquisition of F&M for the GSC platform. We believe that this will create a stronger overall business with an opportunity to drive synergies through the deployment of our portfolio value creation system,” said Eric Wiklendt, Board Chair at GSC and Managing Director at Speyside. GSC President & CEO Dave Barrow added, “We are looking forward to welcoming the F&M team into the GSC family. The talented employees, fabulous product portfolio, and great technology will all contribute to an exciting future and help GSC to deliver on its strong growth mission.”
Plastics-focused investment banking firm MBS Advisors of Florence, MA represented F&M Tool & Plastics in the transaction.
Excerpts from above were taken from a recent Plastics News article and Speyside Equity’s press release.