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Simpson buys Liebig
Simpson Manufacturing Co., Inc. announced on 16 April that its newly formed subsidiary,
Simpson Strong-Tie Ireland Limited, purchased certain assets of Liebig International Ltd., an
Irish company; Heinrich Liebig Stahldubelwerke GmbH, Liebig GmbH & Co. KG and Liebig
International Verwaltungsgesellschaft GmbH, both German companies; Liebig Bolts Limited, an
English company; and Liebig International Inc., a U.S. Company.
Liebig manufactures mechanical anchor products in Ireland and distributes them primarily
throughout Europe through warehouses located in Germany and in the United Kingdom. The original
German company was formed in 1946 in Pfungstadt to manufacture files and tools. The company
started manufacturing carbon tip drill bits in 1957. Development of the Liebig Safety Bolt began in
1959 and the product was granted its first patent in 1961.
Manufacturing started in the southwest of
Atlas Bolt & Screw
Ireland in the early 1970s. Liebig began trading in
the US in 1978. The founder of the company,
sells European
Heinrich Liebig died in 2001. His daughter Dr Ingrid
Liebig-Hundius took over as managing director.
factories
The purchase price (subject to post-closing
adjustment) was US $18.3 million (approximately
11.8 million euros) in cash.
The European Scandinavia and
Simpson Manufacturing Co., Inc., is
operations of Atlas northeast Europe. The
Bolt & Screw business philosophy is
headquartered in Pleasanton, California. Through
Company, operating to be the service
its subsidiary, Simpson Strong-Tie Company Inc., it
out of Karlskoga in leader in the industry,
designs, engineers and manufactures wood-to-
Sweden and Wroclaw so it is a benefit to
wood, wood-to-concrete and wood-to-masonry
in Poland, have been have operations close
connectors and fastening systems, stainless steel
sold to a group of to customers in order
fasteners and pre-fabricated shearwalls. Simpson
Scandinavian to provide instant Strong-Tie also offers a full range of adhesives,
investors. delivery. mechanical anchors and powder actuated tools for
Following the sale, Anders Byttner,
concrete, masonry and steel.
the companies have managing director of
changed their names ASTON Sweden,
to ASTON Sweden AB comments: “The new MLM and QEF Global
and ASTON Sweden ownership has been
Sp.zo.o., respectively. very positive for
announce merger
ASTON Sweden AB ASTON. It has provided
is a manufacturer of additional resources MLM Fasteners Limited, based in the West Midlands,
specialty fasteners for that have enabled us UK, has announced a strategic merger with QEF
the construction to benefit from the Global Group, headquartered in Cork, Ireland.
industry. Its specialities strong construction From the beginning of May MLM has traded in the UK
are self-drilling and market, even to grow as QEF Global England with Noel England as managing
self-tapping screws for faster than the director. Mike Nolan, CEO of QEF Group, said, “This
roofing and cladding, market. With our merger will further advance QEF Global’s expansion
in stainless steel, leadership in service strategy, and bring tangible benefits to existing and
carbon steel and and strong position on future customers of both companies. QEF Global will
aluminium. Since it is technology and underpin the service being offered to MLM Fasteners
very popular in quality, we are well customers with the logistics and purchasing expertise
Scandinavia to powder positioned to take part that has been the cornerstone of our own success. We
paint the screw heads, in the growth of believe this strategic merger will considerably
ASTON also operates a northern Europe in strengthen our resources, and provide a broader and
highly efficient years to come. unrivalled range of value chain management
painting operation. The The US former mother programmes and services to all customers, as well as an
painting operation company continues enlarged franchise grouping. We intend to continue to
covers both very high under the old name. provide and improve upon the overall quality, delivery
volume orders and Atlas Bolt & Screw and customer service levels the industry has come to
small specialised ones, Company of Ashland, expect from MLM Fasteners.”
thanks to proprietary Ohio is a leading US QEF Global, which specialises in vendor managed
technology. supplier of fasteners inventory systems, has traded since 1989 and already
ASTON’s main for the construction has offices in Ireland, Northern Ireland, Scotland,
markets are industry.” Hungary, the US and Asia.
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