Trio Supply Chain Solutions acquires The Salem Group

Trio Supply Chain Solutions, a supply chain solutions company based in Santa Ana, California, has acquired key business elements from The Salem Group of Winston-Salem, North Carolina. The acquisition includes the purchase of contract testing services, experienced engineering and testing teams, processing equipment, intellectual property and a more than 20,000-square-foot facility.  

The Salem Group acquisition will expand Trio's engineering and testing expertise, part acquisition, global and independent sourcing, quality inspections, value-added services, surplus inventory management and recycling and redistribution.   

According to a news release, this acquisition enables Trio SCS to grow its information technology asset disposition (ITAD), closed loop recycling and redistribution initiatives by augmenting service spare parts back into its customer's supply chains. These initiatives allow Trio SCS to provide its customers with touchpoint reduction, cost savings and reduced logistics and processing times. This is done through the consolidation of their reverse logistics; returns process, warranty redemption, repair, testing, parts fulfillment, teardowns and reconfigurations for resale.   

Testing covers a range of brands and commodities with expertise in system assemblies, networking, power supply, adapters and more. Trio SCS says it will maintain all testing and support services to ensure a smooth and seamless transition for the Salem Group's existing customers and business partners.   

"We are excited about the significant opportunities the acquisition brings to our organization on a global prospective," says Marcus Moawad, director of business solutions for Trio Supply Chain Solutions. "This decision will expand the breadth of in-house testing and ITAD services available to our customers in enterprise, computing, banking, point-of-sale, medical, industrial and automation segments. We welcome the North Carolina team to the Trio SCS family and look forward to building our business through integrity-filled relationships with our customers."  

With more than 30 years of engineering, quality processes and supply chain expertise, Trio SCS specializes in providing solutions and hard-to-find parts for global supply chains. In addition, the company says it locates and procures genuine, end-of-life and constraint parts quickly and cost-effectively. This allows for continuity of supply for their customers' production and service contracts. The organization's global network spans the United States, Latin America, Europe and Asia.