Sanglier is one of Europe鈥檚 largest independently owned manufacturers of sprayable (aerosol and canister) industrial adhesives. It turns over close to 拢20m a year and has approximately 60 employees but made a pre-tax loss of 拢3.9m last year
The acquisition expands HB Fuller鈥檚 manufacturing footprint across the UK and Europe, particularly in the construction adhesives and engineering adhesives markets.
鈥淭ransforming adhesive applications to enable sprayable delivery provides end users with an opportunity to greatly improve labour efficiency,鈥� said Boz Malik, senior vice president at 聽HB Fuller Construction Adhesives. 鈥淭his is particularly valuable in today鈥檚 tight labour market and is a key megatrend that HB Fuller is applying its unique innovation capabilities toward to enable our customers鈥� success.鈥�
He added: 鈥淪anglier shares a similar business model, which includes providing customised, high-quality solutions to support and develop our customers鈥� brands. This acquisition will strengthen the integration of our adhesive manufacturing and packaging capabilities, which we will leverage to generate a strong market advantage in terms of operations, innovation, and service.鈥�
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