Athletica Sport Systems Inc. Acquires Becker Arena Products

May 1, 2019

Athletica Sport Systems Inc. (“Athletica”), the world leader in the design, manufacture, installation and service of dasher board systems, announced the acquisition of Becker Arena Products Inc. (“Becker”). Becker is a premium provider of dasher board systems and arena aftermarket products targeting community and multiuse entertainment facilities across the U.S.

“This acquisition of Becker follows on our 2018 integration of Cascadia and will complete Athletica’s footprint across North America,” said Andrew McRae, CEO of Athletica. “As we began our acquisition strategy, we looked for similar customer centric brands and Becker has the leading reputation in the community arena space. This is a great strategic fit that will allow all our businesses to leverage each other’s engineering expertise, product technology, manufacturing capabilities, and industry relationships. Our greatest differentiator is our ability to innovate and listen to our customers.”

Becker has a long and prominent history in the sports infrastructure industry, supported by the deep talent and reputation of Jim and Gail Becker and their team. Athletica is excited to join forces and together be able to better serve our customers with industry-leading products in more geographies, including Becker’s sales and operations facility in Shakopee MN and existing facilities in Waterloo, Plymouth, Vancouver and Beijing. Our mission will continue to be focused on bringing innovative products to market underpinned by exceptional customer service.

“Gail and I are both excited to partner with Athletica and look forward to new opportunities as we work together servicing the ice rink industry,” noted Jim Becker. “We are committed to serving our customers with the highest quality products and services that they have come to expect. In looking for a successor for the business, we felt our values closely matched those of Athletica.”