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Team on 07 February 2006
Seaward Group acquires Cropico business
Electrical safety testing specialist the Seaward Group has continued its market growth with the acquisition of the Cropico precision measurement business.
Electrical safety testing specialist the Seaward Group has continued its market growth with the acquisition of the Cropico precision measurement business Cropico is a long-established supplier of electrical, scientific and quality control measurement equipment to the aerospace, pharmaceuticals, railway, automotive and utilities sectors
This article was originally published on Engineeringtalk on 10 Jul 2008 at 8.00am (UK)
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With a manufacturing operation in Croydon, Cropico makes a wide range of precision ohmmeters for resistance measurement applications, temperature measurement instruments and calibration reference products.
The acquisition broadens Seaward's expertise in the test and measurement sector.
The group already includes the Seaward Electronic portable appliance test equipment business, supplies electromedical testers under the Rigel Medical brand and makes the Clare Instruments compliance test equipment range.
An international distribution network and a dedicated USA sales office in Tampa, Florida, support group manufacturing operations.
Cropico has strong product and market synergies with existing Seaward companies and reinforces the group's technical expertise in test and measurement instruments.
Rod Taylor, managing director, says: "Cropico is a very well known brand name in its field and as market leader in its own right will complement our existing businesses very well.
"In particular, the company's export performance has been very strong and this will help to further expand the opportunities for our existing group products in some new market sectors.
"As part of the new arrangements, we will be consolidating our group sales efforts in the USA and sharing product development expertise here in the UK".
Established in 1982, Seaward manufactures a range of test equipment used by electrical contractors, service engineers, quality control and safety managers for the testing of electrical equipment and appliances.
Each Group company is claimed to be a market leader in its own sector.
The company recently won the 2005 Electrical Industry Award for innovation for the development of a range of technological advances in the instrumentation sector. Request free introductory details about products from Seaward Electronic ...
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