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DGAP-News: INDUS adds measurement technology specialist to its portfolio
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INDUS adds measurement technology specialist to its portfolio
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INDUS adds measurement technology specialist to its portfolio
Bergisch Gladbach, 31 January 2017 - INDUS has acquired a stake of around
76% in m+p international Mess- und Rechnertechnik GmbH (m+p GmbH), Hanover.
The supplier of measurement and test systems for vibration control and
analysis employs 63 people and generated sales revenues of approx. EUR 12
million in 2016, according to provisional figures. America and China are
the company's key output markets besides Germany.
m+p Group was established in 1980 under the name of Mahrenholtz + Partner
Ingenieurgesellschaft by the then director of the Institute of Mechanics of
(today's) Leibniz University in Hanover and his collaborators. m+p is
active in four business segments: vibration control, dynamic signal and
noise analysis, process monitoring, development and construction of special
testing equipment. The company develops and sells high-performance
measurement equipment and software systems for these applications and
provides comprehensive engineering services for the operation and
maintenance of the delivered equipment. Among its customers are the world's
leading companies of the automotive industry, the electrical and
electronics equipment industry and the aerospace industry as well as a
large number of supplier companies and educational and research
institutions.
Effective vibration analyses provide important information for design
improvements on plants and products. Manufacturers of cars and aircraft,
for instance, need to conduct intensive vibration tests when developing new
models in order to ensure high comfort in spite of the growing trend to
increasingly lightweight design. The same applies to noise emissions, with
vehicles expected to be increasingly silent. Vehicles feature more and more
electronic devices, which also need to be tested for vibration resistance.
"m+p also benefits from the growing demand for software maintenance, as
more and more development departments rely on external specialists," says
Jürgen Abromeit, Chief Executive Officer of INDUS. Today already, services
account for over 30% of the company's US sales revenues. The acquisition of
m+p Group is an attractive opportunity for INDUS in the strategic growth
segment of measurement and control technology.
Strategic additions to OBUK and WIESAUPLAST Investments
With effect from 29 December 2016, OBUK, an INDUS portfolio company based
in Oelde, took over the door panel operations for the French market from
door manufacturer Noblesse, Berg/Pfalz, to strengthen its presence in
France. Noblesse has sold this division in the context of an asset deal. It
comprises a plant in Markranstädt (near Leipzig) including machinery and
equipment and a sales office in Berg/Pfalz. The sales volume acquired by
OBUK amounts to approx. EUR 2 million.
WIESAUPLAST, another INDUS portfolio company, has acquired 55% of the
shares in Wiesauplast-PMC de México from its former joint venture partner,
PMC, and now holds 100% of the company, which remains responsible for
selling Wiesauplast products in the NAFTA region (North American Free Trade
Agreement). In 2016, Wiesauplast-PMC generated sales revenues of approx.
USD 20 million. "These two minor activities round off our investment
development strategy for 2016," says Jürgen Abromeit.
Contact:
Nina Wolf & Julia Pschribülla
Public Relations & Investor Relations
Phone +49 2204 4000 66
E-Mail [email protected]
E-Mail [email protected]
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Language: English
Company: INDUS Holding AG
Kölner Straße 32
51429 Bergisch Gladbach
Germany
Phone: +49 (0)2204 40 00-0
Fax: +49 (0)2204 40 00-20
E-mail: [email protected]
Internet: www.indus.de
ISIN: DE0006200108
WKN: 620010
Listed: Regulated Market in Dusseldorf, Frankfurt (Prime
Standard); Regulated Unofficial Market in Berlin, Hamburg,
Hanover, Munich, Stuttgart, Tradegate Exchange
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