LDR Partners LP today announced that Industrial Control Solutions, its industrial controls and instrumentation platform, has acquired the business of Load Controls Incorporated ("Load Controls") in a private transaction completed on May 14, 2025. The transaction, led by LDR and financed by its American manufacturing-focused LDR Growth Partners Fund I LP and the platform's financing partner, Advantage Capital, brings together three industry-leading brands—Whitman Controls, Thomas Products, and now Load Controls—under a unified leadership team and shared growth strategy.

Founded in 1984 and based in Sturbridge, Massachusetts, Load Controls has earned a reputation for manufacturing reliable, high-quality devices that protect and optimize mission-critical industrial equipment. The company is best known for its PMP-25 pump load controller, an essential solution designed to prevent pump damage from dry running, cavitation, and other failure modes. The PMP-25 offers real-time monitoring, automatic shutdown functionality, and an intuitive interface, making it an ideal fit across a broad range of industrial applications.

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