Nedschroef wil zijn reeds sterke positie op de Europese markt verder versterken met de volledige overname van de Duitse bedrijven Whitesell Beckingen and Whitesell Schrozberg. De acquisitie is de eerste van Nedschroef onder de nieuwe eigenaar, Shanghai Prime Machinery Company Limited (PMC).
PMC is supporting Nedschroef’s worldwide growth plans and values the acquisition as another step in Nedschroef’s Strategy 2020 to become the leading global fasteners partner for future mobility focusing on value for customers with advanced solutions and services.
In the last years, Whitesell employees and customers went through challenging times. With its strong market position and capability, Nedschroef is dedicated to offer both plants a future within the Nedschroef group.
For Nedschroef the transaction is a testimony to its market leadership, technical capability and state of the art facilities.
Mathias Hüttenrauch, CEO Nedschroef says: “I am very positive about the transaction, especially due to three major reasons:
1. People:
I am convinced that we as Nedschroef are in a position to offer Whitesell employees a sustainable future. In our long term growth plans we will further focus on engineered fasteners. I was able to see craftsmanship and high quality work reflected at the people from Schrozberg and Beckingen, which confirmed my confidence in their capabilities.
2. Technology:
Both plants have outstanding technologies which are required in the worldwide fasteners industry. With the acquisition of Beckingen we are able to generate own know-how and capacity for coating, which we did not have so far and strengthen our know-how for critical engine fasteners.
Schrozberg’s history is driven through engineering and production of complex cold formed fasteners, machined parts and assemblies. In combination with our capabilities as manufacturer of advanced metal forming machines we will open new perspectives there.
3. Customer and time to market:
Currently there is a strong need for an increase in time to market for new businesses. With these additional capacities we will be able to offer more flexibility to our customers and help them on a short notice to overcome their bottlenecks.”
Nedschroef is excited about the acquisition and will integrate both locations in a professional way with the right balance of care and passion.
Headquartered in Helmond, Netherlands and with over EUR 550 million of revenues, Nedschroef is one of the world’s largest suppliers of fasteners and other advanced, engineered cold forged components. Its customers are active in some of the most technically demanding industries including the automotive and aerospace industries.
