Platform formed through the combination of Scruggs and Neil Technical Services (NTS); management team to continue under new ownership

AUSTIN, Texas, April 27, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Rox Capital Partners (“Rox”), a Texas-based private equity firm, today announced the successful sale of The Scruggs Companies (“Scruggs”) to The Sterling Group (“Sterling”). The company was formed through the combination of Scruggs and Neil Technical Services (“NTS”) and is a leading regional provider of municipal water infrastructure solutions.

Headquartered in Houston, Texas, Scruggs provides flow control products and maintenance services that support municipal water and wastewater systems across the Southern and Midwestern United States.

Rox partnered with management to execute a focused growth strategy. Initiatives included expanding the company’s product offering, enhancing service capabilities, and scaling operations across core markets, including the integration and growth of NTS. During Rox’s ownership, Scruggs strengthened its position with municipal customers and built a platform for continued growth.

The existing leadership team, including key members of legacy Scruggs and NTS management, will continue to lead the business in partnership with Sterling.

“We are proud of what the Scruggs and NTS teams have accomplished and grateful for our partnership with management,” said Al Cameron, Managing Partner at Rox Capital Partners. “This investment reflects our strategy of partnering with strong operators to build leading businesses in essential service sectors. We believe the company is well positioned for continued success in its next chapter with Sterling.”

Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

About Rox Capital Partners
Rox Capital Partners is a Texas-based private equity firm focused on building and scaling lower middle market businesses. Rox partners with management teams to drive operational improvements, accelerate growth, and create long-term value across its portfolio. For more information, please visit www.roxcp.com.

 

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Platform formed through the combination of Scruggs and Neil Technical Services (NTS); management team to continue under new ownership

AUSTIN, Texas, April 27, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Rox Capital Partners (“Rox”), a Texas-based private equity firm, today announced the successful sale of The Scruggs Companies (“Scruggs”) to The Sterling Group (“Sterling”). The company was formed through the combination of Scruggs and Neil Technical Services (“NTS”) and is a leading regional provider of municipal water infrastructure solutions.

Headquartered in Houston, Texas, Scruggs provides flow control products and maintenance services that support municipal water and wastewater systems across the Southern and Midwestern United States.

Rox partnered with management to execute a focused growth strategy. Initiatives included expanding the company’s product offering, enhancing service capabilities, and scaling operations across core markets, including the integration and growth of NTS. During Rox’s ownership, Scruggs strengthened its position with municipal customers and built a platform for continued growth.

The existing leadership team, including key members of legacy Scruggs and NTS management, will continue to lead the business in partnership with Sterling.

“We are proud of what the Scruggs and NTS teams have accomplished and grateful for our partnership with management,” said Al Cameron, Managing Partner at Rox Capital Partners. “This investment reflects our strategy of partnering with strong operators to build leading businesses in essential service sectors. We believe the company is well positioned for continued success in its next chapter with Sterling.”

Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

About Rox Capital Partners
Rox Capital Partners is a Texas-based private equity firm focused on building and scaling lower middle market businesses. Rox partners with management teams to drive operational improvements, accelerate growth, and create long-term value across its portfolio. For more information, please visit www.roxcp.com.

 

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SOURCE Rox Capital Partners

Platform formed through the combination of Scruggs and Neil Technical Services (NTS); management team to continue under new ownership

AUSTIN, Texas, April 27, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Rox Capital Partners (“Rox”), a Texas-based private equity firm, today announced the successful sale of The Scruggs Companies (“Scruggs”) to The Sterling Group (“Sterling”). The company was formed through the combination of Scruggs and Neil Technical Services (“NTS”) and is a leading regional provider of municipal water infrastructure solutions.

Headquartered in Houston, Texas, Scruggs provides flow control products and maintenance services that support municipal water and wastewater systems across the Southern and Midwestern United States.

Rox partnered with management to execute a focused growth strategy. Initiatives included expanding the company’s product offering, enhancing service capabilities, and scaling operations across core markets, including the integration and growth of NTS. During Rox’s ownership, Scruggs strengthened its position with municipal customers and built a platform for continued growth.

The existing leadership team, including key members of legacy Scruggs and NTS management, will continue to lead the business in partnership with Sterling.

“We are proud of what the Scruggs and NTS teams have accomplished and grateful for our partnership with management,” said Al Cameron, Managing Partner at Rox Capital Partners. “This investment reflects our strategy of partnering with strong operators to build leading businesses in essential service sectors. We believe the company is well positioned for continued success in its next chapter with Sterling.”

Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

About Rox Capital Partners
Rox Capital Partners is a Texas-based private equity firm focused on building and scaling lower middle market businesses. Rox partners with management teams to drive operational improvements, accelerate growth, and create long-term value across its portfolio. For more information, please visit www.roxcp.com.

 

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SOURCE Rox Capital Partners

Originally published on 3M News Center

As a part of NASA’s Artemis II mission, the crew of the Orion capsule are using 3M™ PELTOR™ ComTac™ VI Tactical Headsets for communication. Artemis II is NASA’s first crewed mission of the Artemis program which sent four astronauts on a lunar flyby. It’s part of the space agency’s work to establish a sustained human presence on the Moon and prepare for future missions to Mars. The crew launched on April 1 and will splashdown April 10 in the Pacific Ocean near San Diego.

3M’s PELTOR™ ComTac™ VI Headsets feature technologies that can help enable communications in challenging environments. Their omnidirectional environmental microphones can sense surrounding sounds, amplify weak sounds to an audible level and automatically compressing loud noise to help users stay aware of what’s happening around them. The headset boom microphone uses noise-canceling technology that transmits the user’s voice while filtering out background noise, keeping speech clear even in high noise environments.

This isn’t the first time 3M products have made their way into a NASA mission.

3M Glass bubbles were used to insulate NASA’s 1.25-million-gallon liquid hydrogen storage tank at Kennedy Space Center, which helped support the launch of the Artemis II mission. NASA selected the hollow glass microspheres after more than 20 years of testing for their high strength, low density and low thermal conductivity, which help limit liquid hydrogen boiloff as cryogenic tanks expand and contract. The improved insulation allows NASA to store fuel longer and support consecutive launch attempts, a key capability for sustained Artemis missions to the Moon and beyond.

In 1969, 3M products were used by astronauts in the first moon landing, including 3M™ Fluorel™ Elastomer, a synthetic rubber used in the astronaut’s boots worn inside the space capsule.

Originally published on 3M News Center

As a part of NASA’s Artemis II mission, the crew of the Orion capsule are using 3M™ PELTOR™ ComTac™ VI Tactical Headsets for communication. Artemis II is NASA’s first crewed mission of the Artemis program which sent four astronauts on a lunar flyby. It’s part of the space agency’s work to establish a sustained human presence on the Moon and prepare for future missions to Mars. The crew launched on April 1 and will splashdown April 10 in the Pacific Ocean near San Diego.

3M’s PELTOR™ ComTac™ VI Headsets feature technologies that can help enable communications in challenging environments. Their omnidirectional environmental microphones can sense surrounding sounds, amplify weak sounds to an audible level and automatically compressing loud noise to help users stay aware of what’s happening around them. The headset boom microphone uses noise-canceling technology that transmits the user’s voice while filtering out background noise, keeping speech clear even in high noise environments.

This isn’t the first time 3M products have made their way into a NASA mission.

3M Glass bubbles were used to insulate NASA’s 1.25-million-gallon liquid hydrogen storage tank at Kennedy Space Center, which helped support the launch of the Artemis II mission. NASA selected the hollow glass microspheres after more than 20 years of testing for their high strength, low density and low thermal conductivity, which help limit liquid hydrogen boiloff as cryogenic tanks expand and contract. The improved insulation allows NASA to store fuel longer and support consecutive launch attempts, a key capability for sustained Artemis missions to the Moon and beyond.

In 1969, 3M products were used by astronauts in the first moon landing, including 3M™ Fluorel™ Elastomer, a synthetic rubber used in the astronaut’s boots worn inside the space capsule.

Originally published on 3M News Center

As a part of NASA’s Artemis II mission, the crew of the Orion capsule are using 3M™ PELTOR™ ComTac™ VI Tactical Headsets for communication. Artemis II is NASA’s first crewed mission of the Artemis program which sent four astronauts on a lunar flyby. It’s part of the space agency’s work to establish a sustained human presence on the Moon and prepare for future missions to Mars. The crew launched on April 1 and will splashdown April 10 in the Pacific Ocean near San Diego.

3M’s PELTOR™ ComTac™ VI Headsets feature technologies that can help enable communications in challenging environments. Their omnidirectional environmental microphones can sense surrounding sounds, amplify weak sounds to an audible level and automatically compressing loud noise to help users stay aware of what’s happening around them. The headset boom microphone uses noise-canceling technology that transmits the user’s voice while filtering out background noise, keeping speech clear even in high noise environments.

This isn’t the first time 3M products have made their way into a NASA mission.

3M Glass bubbles were used to insulate NASA’s 1.25-million-gallon liquid hydrogen storage tank at Kennedy Space Center, which helped support the launch of the Artemis II mission. NASA selected the hollow glass microspheres after more than 20 years of testing for their high strength, low density and low thermal conductivity, which help limit liquid hydrogen boiloff as cryogenic tanks expand and contract. The improved insulation allows NASA to store fuel longer and support consecutive launch attempts, a key capability for sustained Artemis missions to the Moon and beyond.

In 1969, 3M products were used by astronauts in the first moon landing, including 3M™ Fluorel™ Elastomer, a synthetic rubber used in the astronaut’s boots worn inside the space capsule.

Originally published on 3M News Center

As a part of NASA’s Artemis II mission, the crew of the Orion capsule are using 3M™ PELTOR™ ComTac™ VI Tactical Headsets for communication. Artemis II is NASA’s first crewed mission of the Artemis program which sent four astronauts on a lunar flyby. It’s part of the space agency’s work to establish a sustained human presence on the Moon and prepare for future missions to Mars. The crew launched on April 1 and will splashdown April 10 in the Pacific Ocean near San Diego.

3M’s PELTOR™ ComTac™ VI Headsets feature technologies that can help enable communications in challenging environments. Their omnidirectional environmental microphones can sense surrounding sounds, amplify weak sounds to an audible level and automatically compressing loud noise to help users stay aware of what’s happening around them. The headset boom microphone uses noise-canceling technology that transmits the user’s voice while filtering out background noise, keeping speech clear even in high noise environments.

This isn’t the first time 3M products have made their way into a NASA mission.

3M Glass bubbles were used to insulate NASA’s 1.25-million-gallon liquid hydrogen storage tank at Kennedy Space Center, which helped support the launch of the Artemis II mission. NASA selected the hollow glass microspheres after more than 20 years of testing for their high strength, low density and low thermal conductivity, which help limit liquid hydrogen boiloff as cryogenic tanks expand and contract. The improved insulation allows NASA to store fuel longer and support consecutive launch attempts, a key capability for sustained Artemis missions to the Moon and beyond.

In 1969, 3M products were used by astronauts in the first moon landing, including 3M™ Fluorel™ Elastomer, a synthetic rubber used in the astronaut’s boots worn inside the space capsule.

Emmanuel Guilhamon, vice president, Sustainability, Rockwell Automation is a featured guest this week on the Impact Podcast with John Shegerian. The podcast has featured over 2,000 guests who all share in common a passion for making our world a better place on a daily basis.

At Rockwell, Guilhamon advances the company’s global sustainability strategy and initiatives and leads the corporate sustainability team. With strong internal and external partnership, he oversees Rockwell’s Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) commitments; provides thought leadership to influence product strategy and roadmaps; and guides development of new solutions to help customers achieve their sustainability goals.

In the interview, Guilhamon discussed his unique career story to date and Rockwell’s proactive global ESG priorities and progress.

View and listen to the full podcast on the Impact Podcast website.

Learn more about Rockwell’s sustainability priorities and outcomes.

Emmanuel Guilhamon, vice president, Sustainability, Rockwell Automation is a featured guest this week on the Impact Podcast with John Shegerian. The podcast has featured over 2,000 guests who all share in common a passion for making our world a better place on a daily basis.

At Rockwell, Guilhamon advances the company’s global sustainability strategy and initiatives and leads the corporate sustainability team. With strong internal and external partnership, he oversees Rockwell’s Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) commitments; provides thought leadership to influence product strategy and roadmaps; and guides development of new solutions to help customers achieve their sustainability goals.

In the interview, Guilhamon discussed his unique career story to date and Rockwell’s proactive global ESG priorities and progress.

View and listen to the full podcast on the Impact Podcast website.

Learn more about Rockwell’s sustainability priorities and outcomes.

Emmanuel Guilhamon, vice president, Sustainability, Rockwell Automation is a featured guest this week on the Impact Podcast with John Shegerian. The podcast has featured over 2,000 guests who all share in common a passion for making our world a better place on a daily basis.

At Rockwell, Guilhamon advances the company’s global sustainability strategy and initiatives and leads the corporate sustainability team. With strong internal and external partnership, he oversees Rockwell’s Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) commitments; provides thought leadership to influence product strategy and roadmaps; and guides development of new solutions to help customers achieve their sustainability goals.

In the interview, Guilhamon discussed his unique career story to date and Rockwell’s proactive global ESG priorities and progress.

View and listen to the full podcast on the Impact Podcast website.

Learn more about Rockwell’s sustainability priorities and outcomes.

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