# Ariens sells aftermarket parts business to Arrowhead Engineered Products

Ariens Co. agreed to sell its aftermarket parts business, including the Stens and JThomas Parts brands, to Arrowhead Engineered Products Inc. The sale is expected to close by end of 2016.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2016-11-23
- Where: Brillion, Wisconsin, United States
- Status: announced
- Products: aftermarket parts for power equipment, replacement parts
- Sectors: [Industrial Machinery](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-machinery.md)

## Companies

- [Ariens Co.](https://endata.com/companies/20167.md) (partner)
- [Arrowhead Engineered Products Inc.](https://endata.com/companies/20168.md) (acquirer)
- [Stens](https://endata.com/companies/20284.md) (target)

## Sources

- [farm-equipment.com](https://www.farm-equipment.com/articles/13448-ariens-agrees-to-sell-aftermarket-parts-business-to-arrowhead-engineered-products), 2016-11-23: "This is a strategic decision that allows the company to continue to re-invest in the original equipment manufacturing business."
- [arrowheadepinc.com](https://arrowheadepinc.com/newsfeed/arrowhead-engineered-products-acquires-stens/), 2016-11-30: "Arrowhead Engineered Products, a leading supplier of non-discretionary, mission-critical aftermarket replacement parts for a wide variety of motorized vehicles, has acquired Stens."

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