November 9, 2007

Alfa Laval -supplier in heat transfer, centrifugal separation and fluid handling -has agreed to acquire the Finnish company Fincoil-teollisuus Oy from Carrier Corp., a subsidiary of United Technologies Corp. Alfa Laval will pay SEK 425 million in cash (US$67 million).

The company manufactures and markets products for industrial cooling applications. Fincoil has a turnover of SEK 375 million and 150 employees.

Fincoil is established in the Nordic countries, the Baltic countries and Russia. About 80% of its sales are exported. Fincoil has one manufacturing site outside Helsinki in Finland.

The acquisition of Fincoil is in line with Alfa Laval’s strategy to expand the presence in the European air heat exchanger market, which we estimate has a size of …

Double Rocker Holdings, Inc., parent company of Womack Machine Supply Company, has acquired Salt Lake City, UT-based Interstate Hydraulics, Inc.
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This is a great moment for Womack Machine Supply as we continue our diversification and growth into new markets and adjacent states.” said Mike Rowlett, CEO of Womack Machine Supply.
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Interstate Hydraulics distributes many of the same product lines as Womack (BRH, BRP, BRC, Hydac, Auburn Gear, Haldex Barnes, and Thermal Transfer) and operates a hydraulic repair center in Salt Lake City. The industries they serve include metals, mining, motor vehicle parts, material handling, farm machinery, construction machinery, oil & gas equipment, logging and general manufacturing.
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The addition of IHI allows …