Press Releases

Area Wide Protective Appoints George Bullock III as Chief Financial Officer
North Canton, Ohio – April 26, 2022 – Area Wide Protective (AWP), the leading North American provider of traffic control services and equipment, today announced the appointment of George Bullock lll […]
Statewide Safety Systems is 2021 Lindsay Road Safety Products Distributor of the Year
Lindsay also presents individual Customer First Innovation Award to Rex Nepomuceno, Statewide product sales specialist North Canton, Ohio – February 25, 2021 – Statewide Safety Systems, an Area Wide […]
Area Wide Protective Names Rob Sehnert President and CEO
Ron Childress assumes roles of AWP executive chairman and operating partner at Kohlberg & Company LLC North Canton, Ohio – October 1, 2021 – Area Wide Protective (“AWP”), North America’s […]
AREA WIDE PROTECTIVE, BACKED BY KOHLBERG & CO., ANNOUNCES STRATEGIC ACQUISITIONS OF STATEWIDE SAFETY SYSTEMS AND TRAFFICADE’S TRAFFIC SAFETY DIVISIONS
Transformational acquisitions of traffic control and safety services companies establish AWP as a market-leading platform for infrastructure field-based services. North Canton, OH – August 2, 2021 – Area Wide Protective (“AWP”), […]
Sypek to Retire, Childress Named Chairman & CEO
Area Wide Protective announced today that John Sypek is retiring as President & CEO of Area Wide Protective (AWP, Inc.) becoming, Vice Chairman of AWP. Ron Childress, former CEO of […]
AWP Acquires Advantage Barricade & RoadMarks and Traffic Safety Rentals
– PRESS RELEASE – Contact: Kristina Schnepf, Chief Commercial Officer, AWP Email: kschnepf@awptraffic.com AWP Acquires Advantage Barricade & RoadMarks and Traffic Safety Rentals Further Expands Operations in Western U.S. (North […]
AWP to Hire Nearly 1,000 Team Members by June 30
– PRESS RELEASE – Leading traffic control company expands operations by almost 25% (North Canton, Ohio) May 5, 2020 – Today, AWP, Inc. announced it will hire 700-1,000 new traffic […]
Protecting People & Business Continuity During COVID-19
AWP has been actively monitoring and preparing for the arrival of the coronavirus (COVID-19) and the array of impacts it may have on our AWP team, our valued customers, and […]
Many Gains with Addition of Colorado Team
Long before AWP acquired Northern Colorado Traffic Control last spring, it was clear that the two companies had much in common. At the time, AWP President and CEO John Sypek […]
New Offices, More Opportunities, Same Safety Commitment
In 2019, AWP has opened 14 new offices; in April, we announced that we had acquired Northern Colorado Traffic Control, Inc., a complementary road traffic control company serving Colorado civil […]
AWP Acquires Northern Colorado Traffic Control, Inc.
– PRESS RELEASE – Contact: Brandy Metzler, Communications Manager Phone: 330-677-7401, ext. 145 | Email: bmetzler@awptraffic.com AWP Acquires Northern Colorado Traffic Control, Inc. Expands Operations in Western U.S.