Ecore, a manufacturer of high-performance surfaces for commercial and athletic markets, recently partnered with CommonWealth Equity Partners, a private equity fund. Commonwealth brings a depth of ESG transactional and operational experience to Ecore’s mission of “transforming reclaimed materials into performance surfaces that make people's lives better.” The team is led by Ecore’s founder, president, and CEO Art Dodge, who is joined by other co-founders Robert Bernard, former Chief Environmental Strategist for Microsoft and Michael Derosa, former general partner with Element Partners.

Having been owned and operated solely by members of the Dodge Family for 5 generations, Ecore is poised to continue its focus on customer excellence. “This partnership builds upon on a long family history of creating industry-leading products,” said Dodge. “This new relationship with CommonWealth provides us with additional capital and expertise to accelerate our growth into new products and new markets. This is a very exciting time, as we move into our 150th year of business in 2021.”