MEI Rigging & Crating, LLC (“MEI”), a leading provider of rigging, machinery moving, millwrighting, mechanical installation, commercial storage, crating and export packing services, announced that it has acquired Houston Crating, Inc. (“HCI”). HCI, based in Houston, Texas, is a provider of crating and export packing services to the energy and logistics industries.

Ray Lubojasky founded HCI in 1994 and will be joining MEI focused on business development. After close, the HCI operations and team will be integrated into MEI’s existing Houston facility.

The announcement was made by Dan Cappello, the CEO and President of MEI: “We are delighted to grow the MEI-Houston team and enhance our service offering through this combination. MEI and HCI have performed joint work on customer projects in the past, and we see HCI’s professional approach and focus on safety as a great fit with our organization.”