Midwest buys Daw Construction Door and Hardware Division

Midwest D-Vision Solutions, a Salt Lake City-based supplier of glass and glazing, commercial flooring and construction specialty products and services, has acquired the Door and Hardware Division of Daw Construction Group, effective March 15.

Daw Construction, founded in 1971, provides construction services including drywall, doors and hardware, insulation and interior construction services. Daw and Midwest have worked on multiple projects together, according to a release from Midwest.

Greg Letey, general manager of Daw Construction Group said, “Daw Construction is excited to see MWDS acquire our Door and Hardware Division. MWDS takes great pride in delivering professional services and best-in-class construction products with a personal touch. We are thrilled that our door division employees will be joining Midwest and we know that our customers will be well taken care of.”

Midwest D-Vision Solutions and its parent company, Midwest Commercial Interiors, have not acquired any business interest in Daw. The acquisition covers only assets (inventory, raw materials and fabrication equipment) associated with the fabrication of commercial door assemblies and door hardware. Current employees of Daw’s door division have been transitioned to Midwest operations.

“The acquisition of Daw Construction’s door division is a great fit for the Midwest Commercial Interiors family of companies. Our goal is to imprint the commercial door and hardware market with our signature ‘EZ2 Work With’ business model and improve the overall value proposition and service level delivered to general contractors throughout Utah,” said Marshall Tate, president and CEO of Midwest.

“The combination of glass and door systems under one roof is really unique. Currently these scope areas are covered by separate subcontractors,” said Sean Wright, vice president of Midwest. “[Our company] now has the ability to provide a full bandwidth of glass systems as well as door and hardware packages. This translates to numerous benefits for architects, designers, general contractors and building owners. The market has told us clearly that there is great value in having these two scope areas under one company.”

In 2015 Midwest acquired Bountiful Glass, which was an early first step in the company’s process of expanding to provide multiple construction finishing services under one roof, according to Tate.

“Midwest has done an excellent job of building an experienced team of experts and aligning with great suppliers and manufacturers,” said Dan Mercer, MWDS division manager. “Adding Daw’s capabilities puts Midwest on solid footing to compete with the established players in our market. Construction has been and will continue to be robust in Utah. This market has really needed more capacity and expertise in glass, doors and hardware. Midwest has an outstanding track record and door and hardware is a great new addition to our service offering.”

Midwest Commercial Interiors has been in business in Utah since 1938. Started as a local office supply company, it has grown into a full-service provider of office furniture, fixtures, and interior finish materials and has 143 full-time employees.