8/12/2011 11:01:00 AM
Nord-Lock Acquires Superbolt and P&S
Sweden-based Nord-Lock International AB acquired Superbolt Inc. of the U.S. and Swiss company P&S Vorspannssysteme AG.
Superbolt and P&S offer products for critical bolting applications and the products are used in heavy industries such as offshore, energy and mining.
Like Nord-Lock, Superbolt and P&S have developed products to provide maximum security.
“The acquisition of Superbolt and P&S is another giant step forward in our vision to be the undisputed global leader in bolt securing” says Nord-Lock managing director Mikael Helmerson.
• Superbolt president Robert Steinbock said the “synergies between Nord-Lock and Superbolt are the best we have seen of all the companies that we have ever considered joining with.”
Headed by Steinbock and vice president Allan Steinbock, Superbolt supplies bolting products, including nut-style tensioners, bolt-style tensioners, expansion bolts, studs, flexnuts, thrust collars, custom tensioners and lubricants.
Superbolt reports 2,500 customers worldwide. Superbolt has facilities in North and South America, Europe, Asia and Africa and is headquartered 1000 Gregg St. (P.O. Box 683) Carnegie, PA 15106. Tel: 412 279-1149 or 800 345-2658. Fax 412 279-1185. E-mail: bolting@superbolt.com Web: Superbolt.com
• Roman Germann, CEO for P&S, pointed out that “Nord-Lock and Superbolt are active in the same sectors and our products are often used in the same challenging conditions.” P&S is headquartered at Rietwiesstrasse 2, CH-8735 St. Gallenkappel, Switzerland. Tel: (41) 55-284 64 64 Fax (41) 55-284 64 69 E-mail: info@p-s.ch
• Founded in 1982, Nord-Lock manufactures securing systems for bolted joints. Nord-Lock has facilities in Europe, Japan and the U.S. and is based at Box 336, J A Wettergrens gata 7, SE-401 25 Goteborg, Sweden. Tel: (46) 31 719 23 00 Fax (46) 31 895847 E-mail: info@nord-lock.se Web: nord-lock.com ©2011 GlobalFastenerNews.com
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