Grote Industries

As part of its mission to make the road a safer place, Grote Industries announces its new line of warning lights, Grote WorkShield. Powered by HINVII®* technology, WorkShield lamps use minimally visible, low-wavelength light to illuminate highvisibility material, significantly raising its conspicuousness without distracting personnel or disturbing traffic.

Designed to deliver the visibility critical to worker safety, Grote’s WorkShield lights are versatile enough for any application and can be strategically mounted on a wide variety of equipment like refuse trucks, utility trucks, tow trucks, and emergency response vehicles. This allows them to illuminate the high-visibility clothing and material on a worksite without directing visible light into traffic or other surroundings. “Our team is excited to bring this innovative product to market,” said Matt Forner, Grote’s Director of Aftermarket Sales, noting the benefits of WorkShield lights. “The HINVII technology built into our quality lamps brings a new layer of safety to work sites, further building on our commitment to make the world a safer place.”

The WorkShield product line currently features two flat-mount options: the first uses six LED diodes producing low-wavelength HINVII light, while the second supplements the base model with four amber light diodes for added versatility. Both versions mount easily to nearly any solid, flat surface and are available through Grote distributors now.

*HINVII is a registered trademark of Avid IP Holdings LLC

Grote Industries has acquired Star Headlight & Lantern Co., Inc., a long-standing supplier partner to Grote for some of its key warning and hazard products. Founded in 1889, Star has a long history of providing quality lighting products to a variety of industries, including the rail, amber light, and emergency lighting markets.

Avon, N.Y. (April 17, 2023) - Grote Industries is excited to announce we have acquired Star Headlight & Lantern Co., Inc. The acquisition will become part of the newly created Star Safety Technologies by Grote, a holding company wholly owned by Grote Industries, Inc.

Founded in 1889, Star has a long history of providing quality lighting products to a variety of industries, including the rail, amber light, and emergency lighting markets. Under this new ownership, Star Safety Technologies will continue to support these markets, while benefitting from the combined resources and expertise of the two companies to innovate and grow.

“As a long-standing supplier partner to Grote for some of its key warning and hazard products, Star caught our attention with its great quality, innovation, and approach to serving their markets,” says Mike Grote, who will serve as General Manager for the holding company. “We are excited about building upon the rich legacy Star has developed over its 134-year multi-generational history within the Jacob’s family.”

Dominic Grote, President and CEO of Grote Industries, welcomes the benefits the combination of the two companies will bring to their respective markets. “When looking for great companies that can help us serve our customers and markets better, the opportunity with Star was a perfect fit. Both our companies have been built not only on strong family leadership and commitment to their customers, but also on great people and team members that work together in an environment of trust, integrity, responsibility, and respect. This addition to the Grote family of businesses demonstrates our commitment to embrace opportunities that will help us get closer to our customers and grow and scale our capability to innovate and bring safer, smarter products to the markets we serve.”

Christopher D Jacobs, Owner and CEO of Star Headlight & Lantern Company, is excited about what the future holds for the company’s team in Avon, NY, its customers, and the surrounding community. “As a fifth-generation family business, first founded in 1889, we are committed to doing what is right for our team, our community, and our customers. After much consideration and careful evaluation of what is best for Star, we are confident that under the Grote family care and leadership the Jacobs family legacy of bringing innovative high-quality products to its customers will continue and prosper.”

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