Acquisitions

February/March 2010

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. has acquired NovaWave Technologies. Inc., a developer and manufacturer of advanced chemical sensors for environmental monitoring, industrial and safety applications. NovaWave has 18 employees based in Redwood City, California, and generated annual revenues of $4 million in 2009.

October 2009


CST Industries, Inc. (CST), a designer, manufacturer, and installer of storage tanks and covers, announced it has acquired Temcor, Inc. headquartered in Gardena, California, Temcor is a provider of specialized aluminum dome structures. Temcor designs, manufactures and erects clear span aluminum domes and specialty covers for energy, infrastructure, water and wastewater applications. Temcor is the largest aluminum dome provider in the world with over 7,500 structures installed in 72 countries on all seven continents. Temcor is a fully integrated cover manufacturer combining proprietary design engineering capabilities, patented technologies, precision manufacturing and in field domestic erection capabilities.


Severn Trent Services  has acquired P.S. Apliclor S.A., a supplier of water and wastewater  solutions based in Barcelona, Spain. The acquisition is part of Severn Trent Services’ plan to significantly grow its business in  Europe. At the same time Severn Trent Services company announced the appointments of a general manager for the P.S. Apliclor Division as well as a sales manager  and financial controller for Spain.