Tad Bauer, president of Bauer Built of Durand, Wisconsin, announced the acquisition of the commercial tire division of Allied Oil & Tire Co., which was effective as of April 1.

Allied, headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska, was founded over 60 years ago in 1958 by Conrad Heinson. According to a press release, the acquisition includes commercial tire centers in Omaha; Kansas City and Joplin, Missouri; Wichita, Kansas; Des Moines, Iowa; Sioux Falls, South Dakota; and Sioux City, Iowa.

It also includes a Michelin Retread Technologies retread plant and a wheel-refinishing operation both in Omaha.