LONDON: Porvair PLC, the specialist filtration and environmental technologies group, announced the acquisition of Dahlman Industrial Group B. V. (Royal Dahlman), a Dutch industrial filtration business, trading as Royal Dahlman, for a total cash consideration of €7.75 million.
The Group acquired 100 percent of the share capital of Royal Dahlman, which reported revenue of €14.2 million in the year ended 31 December 2018.
Royal Dahlman is based in Maassluis and Elsloo and specialises in industrial filtration with particular expertise in petrochemical filtration engineering.
Royal Dahlman will continue to operate from its existing premises and will be integrated into the Group’s Aerospace & Industrial division. It is expected to be earnings accretive following integration in 2020.
Commenting on the acquisition, Ben Stocks, Chief Executive, said: Royal Dahlman brings engineering expertise in petrochemical emissions control applications where regulations are expected to tighten. It also has excellent routes to market in Benelux and Northern Europe for industrial filtration through which the combined business can offer a much wider product range. Royal Dahlman has a strong and experienced management team who will lead the Group’s expansion in Europe.
Porvair is a group of specialist filtration, separation and environmental technologies businesses. Its products are used in a range of niche filtration and separation markets, and are derived from its expertise in the design and manufacture of filtration and separation systems.