SIDNEY — Valence Industries is a custom fabrication company that has recently acquired TruRebel in efforts to expand their operation.

CEO Chuck Pisciotta said that TruRebel was a former customer of Valence Industries. Through their work together, Pisciotta realized that Valence would be able to produce the full product TruRebel was making with their help. This led to the acquisition and the opening of the door to Valence offering more services.

TruRebel manufactures self-propelling handlers, machines that are used mostly in the funeral industry for maneuvering burial vaults. They are multi-use machines that have an expanding market including moving generators and other large pieces of equipment.

Matt Oldgeis, former president of Axis Corporation, became a general manager at TruRebel once the merger was completed and Axis transitioned into TruRebel. His family owned Axis for 26 years. Oldgeis’ father bought the vault hander design in 1982 and it had been a family business since.

This merger has been a beneficial decision for both parties since Oldgeis’ sister recent retirement, giving the business a revitalization under a new name and a new space dedicated for its product.

Valence Industries updated its building to get back up to code and has invested a lot of time and money in making sure that it is as high-performing as possible. This included new generators to power their two Trumpf lasers and all the other large equipment they use daily.

Pisciotta is the CEO of Blue Skies Operating Corporation, which owns Valence Industries and TruRebel. He is based in Columbus and commutes to Sidney weekly to watch over operations.