Business > Distributorships & acquisitions

Xylem acquires water and wastewater company Multitrode

12 April, 2013

Global water technology company Xylem has acquired Multitrode, a privately owned Australia-based water and wastewater technology and services company.


Inaco and Rittal announce distribution partnership

18 March, 2013

Specialist industrial automation and controls distributor Inaco Automation Controls has announced a new distribution alliance with Rittal for Australia.


New systems integrator and distributor for Delta Tau products

28 February, 2013

Motion Technologies has been announced as a systems integrator and Australian distributor for all Delta Tau products.


Rotork acquires Fairchild Industrial Products Company

04 February, 2013

Rotork has announced the acquisition of Fairchild Industrial Products Company, a manufacturer of high-precision pneumatic controls and power transmission products based in North Carolina, USA.


Rotork acquires Fairchild Industrial Products

24 January, 2013

Rotork has acquired Fairchild Industrial Products Company, a manufacturer of high-precision pneumatic controls and power transmission products based in North Carolina.


NHP and Cortem Group announce distribution agreement

21 January, 2013

NHP has announced its exclusive distribution agreement with HAE specialists Cortem Group.


Pepperl+Fuchs acquires Govan Industries assets

11 December, 2012

Pepperl+Fuchs says the acquisition will allow it to increase expertise and capacity in the manufacture of electromechanical explosion protection products for use in hazardous areas and harsh environments.


Yokogawa wins $20 million LNG supply contract

20 November, 2012

Yokogawa has won a $20 million supply contract from Bechtel for integrated control and safety systems for the Chevron-operated Wheatstone Project.


Siemens acquires LMS to enable closed-loop product development

12 November, 2012

Siemens PLM has expanded its portfolio of industry software by acquiring LMS International NV (Leuven, Belgium), a leading provider of test and mechatronic simulation software.


Invensys acquires Spiral Software

22 October, 2012

Invensys Operations Management has announced its acquisition of Spiral Software. The business will continue to be managed by Spiral’s existing executive team.


Autodesk acquires HSMWorks technology

08 October, 2012

Autodesk has acquired some of the assets of HSMWorks, which will add software to control machine tools and related machinery to Autodesk’s portfolio of software for manufacturing.


Siemens acquisition expands its industrial software portfolio

04 October, 2012

Siemens has acquired VRcontext International for an undisclosed sum, expanding its industrial software portfolio. The company announced the acquisition at the Digital Plant Congress in Würzburg, Germany.


Sullair Australia announces distribution changes

24 September, 2012

Sullair Australia has announced it will represent its diesel-powered, high pressure air compressor range directly to the market place as of 20 September 2012.


Schneider Electric to acquire SolveIT Software

04 September, 2012

Schneider Electric has entered into an agreement to acquire SolveIT Software, a scientific software provider that specialises in supply and demand chain optimisation and predictive modelling.


Ampcontrol acquires Primatec QDA

30 August, 2012

Ampcontrol has announced its strategic acquisition of Primatec QDA, which it says will boost the company’s innovative technology solutions.


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