Pittcon Industries, a manufacturer of architectural metal and gypsum board specialties, has acquired Architectural Art Manufacturing Inc., a producer of building expansion joint and trench covers.

Architectural Art's line of expansion joint covers are used for thermal, seismic and fire-rated applications.

Pittcon manufacturers a wide range of decorative interior and exterior products, including light coves, ceiling and wall panels, column covers, moldings for drywall and plaster, and decorative gypsum board. Pittcon's line of Pattern Metals compliments the Architectural Art expansion joint cover line enabling designers to have the best of both worlds, designer form and function.

Both Architectural Art and Pittcon have been in business since the 1940s.

Architectural Art's product line will be marketed under the Architectural Art name and will continue to be sold by a dedicated team of sales reps.

We have an excellent technical service team that allows us to be creative and helpful with the architectural and contracting community.

Pittcon will continue to provide operations from its Riverdale, Md., headquarters and its other facilities in Phoenix,AZ, Wichita,KS Lawrenceville, GA and Ontario,CA. Pittcon, which has enjoyed some international business with its current line of products, and has formed an international sales force to market expansion joint covers to a growing export economy.