R.E. Michel Co acquires Dealers LP Equipment

>> R.E. Michel Co., Glen Burnie, Md., recently acquired Dealers LP Equipment, Memphis, Tenn., a wholesale supplier of propane-moving equipment. Dealers has branches in Jackson, Miss.; Dothan, Ala.; Hickory, N.C.; Louisville, Ky.; and Davenport, Iowa. Its combined sales for 2004 were $22.5 million. All managers and the entire sales force will remain intact.