Hodess Cleanroom Construction expands with two acquisitions

Published: 3-May-2023

Protocol Management Services and Clean Rooms West have been acquired by the US-based cleanroom design firm

Hodess Cleanroom Construction (Hodess) has acquired Protocol Management Services and Clean Rooms West.

These acquisitions continue to expand Hodess’ leading market position within cleanroom services.

The combined business will have a stronger geographic reach and more extensive services capabilities, starting from design, engineering and construction on the front end of a cleanroom’s lifecycle, with lifetime maintenance, testing, inspection and monitoring services.

As stricter environmental controls and production requirements continue to create more complex pain points in cleanrooms for our clients, we will be working alongside them and delivering them leading solutions

- Blake Hodess, founder and CEO of Hodess

Headquartered in Tustin, California, Clean Rooms West is an innovative leader in the design, engineering, manufacturing, and construction of cleanrooms focused on the west coast/southwest and Mexico. The company can deliver a variety of cleanroom development work including “turn-key,” modular, hybrid, mobile and conventional cleanrooms.

“We are thrilled to partner with Hodess, as the combination of the two companies will have more resources and expertise to provide enhanced value on the front-end of cleanroom lifecycle to our customers and more opportunities for growth to our employees,” said Steve Alley, Founder and CEO of Clean Rooms West.

The addition of Clean Room West’s testing and inspection division, as well as the acquisition of Protocol Management Services, expand Hodess’ service offerings in the ongoing management of cleanrooms’ lifecycle.

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Hodess is now offering auditing, certification, testing, laboratory analysis, and cleaning services to its growing number of clients within electric battery, semiconductor, pharma, medical devices and other sectors.

“I always had a lot of respect for the company that Steve Alley founded and I am excited to welcome his team into the Hodess organisation. I am also excited to add Protocol Management Services to Hodess allowing us to start offering maintenance cleanroom services to our clients,” said Blake Hodess, founder and CEO of Hodess. “I look forward to leading the next phase of growth of these exceptional businesses. We will strive to be bolder and at the forefront of innovation, providing the highest standard in quality and service to our customers."

Hodess added: "As stricter environmental controls and production requirements continue to create more complex pain points in cleanrooms for our clients, we will be working alongside them and delivering them leading solutions.”

Headquartered in Attleboro, MA, Hodess provides design, engineering, and construction management services for cleanroom and dryroom projects of various sizes and ISO classifications across North America.

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