January 3, 2018 – Jacobs & Thompson Inc. is pleased to announce our acquisition of Worldwide Foam Ltd., headquartered in Elkhart, Indiana. Worldwide Foam is a premier supplier of closed cell (XLPE) olefin foam products, serving the North American converting market space. The core focus of Worldwide Foam is to provide their customers with the shortest lead times in the industry, offering the broadest range of foam types, densities and sizes. Worldwide Foam operates 6 regional facilities throughout the U.S., and a large distribution facility located in Brantford, Ontario, Canada. Our various locations ensure of customers receive their orders in 24 hours.

This strategic acquisition allows Jacobs & Thompson to expand our complete product and service offerings to converters and fabricators throughout North America. Worldwide Foam will offer an array of processes at each facility, including vacuum table skiving, foam loop-skiving, PSA lamination and heat lamination. Their material line up has also expanded, from mostly crosslinked XLPE and polypropylene products, to include the elastomeric foams synonymous with J&T. For more information on the company and product offering, please visit www.worldwidefoam.com or email the team at info@worldwidefoam.com