Simpson Acquires Clearwater Lights

Simpson Performance Products has acquired Clearwater Lights, the company announced. Clearwater founder Glenn Stasky will become a senior member of the SPP team and continue to lead the Clearwater operation.

Based in Rancho Cordova, California, Clearwater is a designer, assembler and marketer of auxiliary LED light solutions for a variety of motorsport applications. Built in a range of sizes, intensities and beam angles, Clearwater’s auxiliary lights are designed to improve safety and to suit various riding styles.

Chuck Davies, CEO of Simpson, said, “We are excited about the addition of the Clearwater Lights brand to the Simpson portfolio and believe it to be a strong strategic fit with Simpson’s mission of providing best-in-class safety gear for the motorsport industry,” said Chuck Davies, Simpson CEO. “Partnering up with Glenn will lead to more innovation over all our product ranges and together we can get more people safer with Glenn’s great lights.”

By A.J. Hecht

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