The Pohlad Companies, a privately held portfolio of businesses and investments spanning a variety of industries, today announced that effective February 4, 2019, Tom Pohlad, president and COO of Carousel Motor Group (CMG), will become CEO of PaR Systems LLC, a leading provider of automation, robotics and specialized material handling solutions.

PaR Systems (PaR), a global leader in automated handling systems, has opened its new European Handling Solutions Center of Excellence facility location in Lillyhall, Workington. The new facility has been built with workshops for assembly of robotic and remote material handling equipment, together with equipment for the building, testing and refurbishment of nuclear manipulator systems.

PaR Systems was recently audited and it was determined that PaR Systems, LLC, meets the ASME NQA-1, 2015 Quality Assurance (QA) Regulatory Standard. As a result of this Assessment, PaR Systems, LLC, will be added to the Master Approved Supplier List (MASL) as a preferred nuclear supplier for the US Department of Energy.

28th February 2018: PaR Systems (PaR), a global leader in automated handling systems, will open a new facility at Lillyhall, Workington in early 2018 as a part of a long-term investment PaR has committed to its customers in the UK.

MINNEAPOLIS – November 1, 2017 – The Pohlad family has acquired Shoreview-based PaR Systems, Inc., a leading provider of integrated robotic automation and specialized material handling solutions, from MML Capital Partners, an international private equity firm.