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AMB ACQUiRES UK FOOd PACKAGiNG BUSiNESS
From left to right: mark Prinn, mD of TDX, Bruno marin, Ceo of AmB & Giles Peacock, Coo of AmB
AMB Spa, San Daniele del Friuli, Italy, a leader in rigid and flexible packaging solutions has acquired TDX (Europe) Limited, Newcastle (UK). TDX is a market leader in PET, RPET and laminated rigid films for the food and packaging industry.
The acquisition will create a pan-European leader in the rigid and flexible plastic film and packaging solutions market enabling local manufacturing to serve local markets. The business partnership is complementary, creating a one-stop-shop offering of products and services, from tooling and concept design, product specification, print design and application, allowing the group to deliver new products and services to customer needs so that they can create onesupplier relationships with them.
Giles Peacock, COO of AMB, said, “This is a highly complementary acquisition that will help AMB widen our European footprint to be more local to our clients in Northern Europe. We have always had a clear vision, and part of the vision is to create a group that can offer a complete end to end process for food packaging customers. A very exciting time for the market”. Visit:www.tdx-tss.com
e.on invests in start-up company holobuilder
Taking a look at a construction site in Berlin from the Ruhr area together with a Bavarian colleague to see whether the civil engineering work has already been completed and when the new pipes were delivered: E.ON and its business customers are now able to do all this with ease – using 360° images and artificial intelligence to visualize construction sites. The company has invested in German-American start-up HoloBuilder, an, in doing so, is contributing to the further digitization of the energy industry, optimizing construction processes and simplifying customer communication during the construction phase.
E.ON will use the HoloBuilder-solution in the future to build network projects such as substations and switchgears, as well as large city energy projects. Thomas Birr, Head of Strategy and Innovation at E.ON, says: “As a future-oriented, innovative company, we have to reinvent ourselves continuously, constantly optimize our processes and digitize our business. The digitization of construction projects offers a high, yet unexploited potential. By investing in HoloBuilder, we are ideally positioned to implement projects for the energy transition in a more digital way – and thus more efficiently, faster, and more customer-oriented.” Visit: holobuilder/com
WINGAS sells its biomethane business
As part of its reorientation and further integration into the GAZPROM Group, WINGAS GmbH has decided to optimize and focus on its core business, the sale of conventional natural gas, and has consequently initiated the sale of its biomethane business to E.ON Bioerdgas GmbH.
WINGAS has been supplying its customers with biomethane since 2010. Last year, the company delivered around 300 GWh of biomethane to its customers.
In Essen-based E.ON Bioerdgas GmbH, WINGAS has found a company that will continue its existing biomethane contracts and reliably and competently supply its customers with biomethane in the quality they require. E.ON is thus expanding its customer base in this area with tailor-made solutions and a versatile and highly flexible product range. Visit: www.wingas.com
Orange has completed the acquisition of 100% of SecureLink, the leading independent cybersecurity player in Europe.
With more than 660 employees, Securelink reported revenues of 248 million euros in 2018. Today, the company serves more than 2,100 customers from a wide range of industries. Securelink offers its customers specialist services in cybersecurity consulting, security maintenance and around-the-clock support from its “CyberSoCs” (Cyber Security operations Centers), as well as advanced incident detection and response capabilities.
Thanks to Securelink’s strong presence in europe, orange is significantly strengthening its ability to support customers across their regional footprints, while developing a unique scale in the industry. Securelink’s teams based in Sweden, Belgium, the Netherlands, the united Kingdom, Germany, Denmark and Norway, along with their four CyberSoCs, represent a key asset for orange Cyberdefense in its ambition to become the european leader in this market, where ensuring a local presence is now essential for customers. visit: www.orange.com
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PiVOT ACQUiRES A2E
Pivot International has announced the acquisition of Livingston-based A2E. A2E is an innovative design and engineering solutions firm in the oil and gas, defence and security, smart energy, medical and life science industries. The move follows the acquisition of Glasgow-based product design company WideBlue in April 2018 and is believed to form Scotland’s largest independent product design and engineering group.
Established in 2002, A2E delivers innovative hardware and software design services across a range of industries. The company specializes in single-source solutions, from concept development and design, prototype testing to design for manufacturing (DFM).
Mark Dohnalek, president and CEO of Kansas-based Pivot International said: “We are delighted to announce our second UK acquisition to bolster our presence in Europe. A2E and WideBlue will complement each other as they each have different skill sets and are working with clients in non-competing sectors. I have been very impressed by the technical and engineering talent in both companies which I believe will position us as one of the leading product design, development and manufacturing solutions groups in Europe.”
Visit: www.a2etech.com
MacGregor, part of Cargotec, has received a clearance decision from the Chinese competition regulator, SAMR, for the company’s acquisition of the marine and offshore businesses of TTS Group ASA. Based on revised estimates, potential cost synergies are estimated to be around EUR 25-30 million on annual level.
Cargotec (Nasdaq Helsinki: CGCBV) enables smarter cargo flow for a better everyday with its leading cargo handling solutions and services. Cargotec’s business areas Kalmar, Hiab and MacGregor are pioneers in their fields. Through their unique position in ports, at sea and on roads, they optimise global cargo flows and create sustainable customer value. Cargotec’s sales in 2018 totalled approximately EUR 3.3 billion and it employs around 12,000 people. Visit: www.cargotec.com
canadian General-tower acQuireS france’S alkor draka induStrieS and alkor Medical tubinG
Canadian General-Tower Ltd. (CGT), a leading global provider of coated fabric and film products and solutions, has announced the acquisition of France-based companies AlkorDraka Industries and Alkor Medical Tubing, specialists in the formulation of plastic films. CGT has successfully acquired the assets and retained the employees of both companies, serving as a further milestone in the company’s global growth strategy. Effective immediately, the new trade names for the European businesses will be CGT Alkor and CGT Medical Products. As a previous supplier of high-quality pool liners to CGT Europe, AlkorDraka Industries now covers eight business sectors — specializing in ceiling and wall decoration, coatings for window marketing, dance floor films, consumer product packaging, pool liners, containment film, movie screens and various technical applications.
The acquisition of the Alkor Medical Tubing division will bring new potential to CGT with the production of tubing and film products for the highly-regulated medical industry.
Visit: www.cgtower.com
Continental Acquires Thermoplastic Specialist Merlett Group
The technology company Continental has reached an agreement with merlett Group, based in Daverio, Italy, on the purchase of its flexible hose business. With this acquisition, Continental is expanding its material expertise beyond rubber, particularly with regard to high-performance thermoplastics technologies and solutions. At the same time Continental is diversifying its product portfolio and broadening its regional presence, especially in europe. The agreement includes the purchase all of merlett Group’s activities, including three manufacturing plants in Italy and Switzerland as well as a comprehensive network of sales offices in twelve european countries with nearly 500 employees.
“Smart hose solutions will help Continental’s customers and industrial operators improve their production efficiency and economic effectiveness. Thermoplastic know-how is key to doing so. That is why we are expanding our technological portfolio by acquiring merlett Group,” explains Andreas Gerstenberger, head of Continental’s Industrial Fluid Solutions business unit. visit: www.continental-industry.com
