Purex acquires Canadian firm
Purex International of Rotherham has acquired the fume extraction and filtration business of PAT Technology Systems Inc, Montreal, Canada.
Purex manufacturers fume extraction equipment for hand and machine soldering applications in the electronics production industry. It also supplies fume extractors for laser marking, engraving and welding processes. Purex currently turns over about £7 million per annum and employs 45 people in the UK and four people in Chicago, USA.
PAT Technology Systems Inc, is a designer and manufacturer of fume extraction systems for the wide format inkjet printing industry. Its latest development, the innovative Captivair system, is designed to remove all of the odours created by wide format inkjet printing equipment. PAT currently turns over around £1 million per annum and employs eight people.
PAT will benefit from Purex' distributor network and Purex will gain better access to the USA and Canadian markets for its existing product portfolio.
