7 January 2010, Westlake, Ohio - Nordson Corporation has announced
that it has acquired German distributor GLT based in Pforzheim, Germany. Revenues of GLT were not disclosed.
GLT employs a total of 41 and has been a distributor of the
company’s Nordson EFD brand dispensing systems and related products in Germany
since 1977.
“We have enjoyed a strong partnership with GLT for 32
years,” said Nordson Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Edward P.
Campbell. “We have mutually agreed that
this transaction is the next step in the continued growth of our business in
Germany and the greater European region.”
Nordson Corporation is one of the world’s leading producers
of precision dispensing equipment that applies adhesives, sealants, coatings
and other materials to a broad range of consumer and industrial products during
manufacturing operations. The company also manufactures equipment used in the
testing and inspection of electronic components as well as technology-based
systems for curing and surface treatment processes. Headquartered in Westlake,
Ohio, Nordson has direct operations and sales support offices in more than 30
countries.
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