BWI: Palintest Grows with Acquisition of Wagtech Water Technology Division

Press release from Business Wire India
Source: Palintest
Thursday, April 28, 2011 10:00 AM IST (04:30 AM GMT)
Editors: General: Consumer interest, Environment; Business: Advertising, PR & marketing, Business services, Chemicals, Water; Technology
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Palintest Grows with Acquisition of Wagtech Water Technology Division


Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, Thursday, April 28, 2011 -- (Business Wire India) -- Leading water analysis technology company Palintest Ltd. has now expanded its global reach and operations with the acquisition of the Water Technology Division of Wagtech International Ltd.

The Wagtech Water Technology Division will operate as a newly-formed stand-alone business unit within the Palintest organisation. It will continue to focus on the manufacture and supply of a wide range of portable water testing kits and products for field use. Full details of the product range can be found at www.wagtech.co.uk.

The new Wagtech WTD business unit will be headed up by Neil Wrigglesworth, who together with Tom Aylward has transferred across from Wagtech International. Their knowledge and expertise of the product ranges and markets will ensure a smooth transition of the business, ensuring customers will continue to receive the high levels of service provision they have come to expect.

Palintest Ltd. is known throughout the world as the leading manufacturer of a wide range of formulated reagents and advanced instruments for water and environmental analysis. Full details of the Palintest Ltd. range can be found at www.palintest.com .

This acquisition brings together the technical strength of the Palintest product range with the extensive knowledge that Wagtech WTD has of bespoke field testing kits, especially for the developing areas of the world. Through the new, combined distribution network it will considerably strengthen Palintest's reach into global markets, especially in Africa and Asia, providing those regions with greater access to the company's large and growing range of analytical equipment.

About Palintest

Based in the United Kingdom, Palintest ( www.palintest.com ) is a specialized manufacturer of water analysis technology, with its origins dating back to 1870. In the 1950s, Dr. Thomas Palin joined the company after developing the principal of breakpoint chlorination for water and inventing the DPD testing method for chlorine levels in drinking water. The DPD method, though over 50 years old, is still the recognised standard chlorine test both in China and around the world. Through continued improvement, refinement and innovation, the company is now the world's leading producer of a full range of testing equipment and reagents for water, soil, and the environment.

About Halma

Halma p.l.c. ( www.halma.com ) is an international market leader in safety, health and sensor technology. Halma is a public company listed on the London Stock Exchange and has over 4000 employees in over 40 subsidiaries worldwide with a total turnover of over US$780m (2008). Halma's subsidiaries make products that protect lives and improve the quality of life for people through innovation in market leading products which make its customers safer, more competitive and more profitable. These subsidiaries are assisting India's economy in areas such as manufacturing, energy, water and waste treatment, the environment, construction, transport and healthcare.

Halma recently opened a Hub office in Mumbai. For further news about Halma in India and to subscribe to the Halma India RSS News Feed please visit our blog at: http://halmapr.com/news/india/ .

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CONTACT DETAILS
Santosh Sen, Halma India, +91 (22) 67080400 / +91 9820247680, santosh.sen@halma.com
Damian Corbet, Halma Public Relations, +44 (0)20 8511 1821, dcorbet@halmapr.com

KEYWORDS
CONSUMER, ENVIRONMENT, MARKETING, BUSINESS SERVICES, CHEMICALS, WATER, TECHNOLOGY

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