The legacy of a Boardman company specializing in the tube and pipe industry looks to continue and thrive following its recent acquisition.

On Tuesday, Taylor-Winfield Technologies Inc. of Youngstown announced on social media it had purchased the assets of the George A. Mitchell Company, 557 McClurg Road.

“Acquiring the George A. Mitchell technology allows us to preserve a respected legacy while adding a new line of products to the Taylor-Winfield Technologies in the tube and pipe industry,” said Donnie Wells, Taylor-Winfield’s president. “We look forward to continuing to support George A. Mitchell Company’s past customers as well as new opportunities with spare parts, service, new machines and enhanced automation.”

The purchase price was not disclosed.

Mitchell’s eight employees will relocate to Taylor-Winfield’s Innovation Place facility in the Salt Springs Business Park, according to Paul F. Russo, Mitchell’s former president and co-owner.

“This move reinforces our industrial base and advances the region’s standing in world-class production,” Guy Coviello, president and CEO of the Youngstown / Warren Regional Chamber said Tuesday in a news release. “We commend both companies for honoring tradition while forging the future.”

In business for more than a century, Taylor-Winfield Technologies is “a world leader in the design and manufacture of material joining equipment and systems.”

While the McClurg Road building was not part of the sale, Taylor-Winfield obtained the company’s assets. Russo said Wednesday that includes its customer lists, engineering drawings, files used to maintain equipment and the building’s contents.

“We have over 750 machines out in the field,” Russo said. “We have a lot of machines that have to be serviced. So those machines can still be serviced under the Taylor-Winfield umbrella, and that’s my responsibility.”

He said the McClurg Road building will be listed for sale.

A professional engineer and Youngstown College graduate, George A. Mitchell founded the company in 1963. It has “earned a global reputation for its high-performance push pointers, end forming machines, and tooling for metal tube and pipe forming applications,” according to Taylor-Winfield’s social media post.

“He was an entrepreneur, a true entrepreneur,” said Russo, who has been with the company for 40-plus years. “He developed the equipment that we sell.”

Mitchell died May 31, 2024. His death prompted the sale.

“How can we perpetuate the legacy, keep his legacy alive and then keep it moving forward?” said Russo, who owned 30% of the company.

“We’re going to be stronger and better than we were because (Taylor-Windfield’s) resources are very strong,” he said. “They have strong engineering, sales, marketing; everything that’s going to help us grow our line of equipment.”

According to his obituary, Mitchell also founded the George A. Mitchell Manufacturing Company in Cookeville, Tenn. Like its Boardman counterpart, the business focuses on the development and manufacturing of equipment for the tube and pipe industries.

That company was not involved in the sale, a representative for the Tennessee location said Wednesday.