http://m.007sbw.cn 2009-02-12 15:54
Rockwell Automation to Acquire Rutter Hinz
羅克韋爾自動化收購Rutter Hinz公司
Acquisition will accelerate company growth and expand reach in Canadian oil and gas and heavy industries market
收購將加速公司的增長以及擴大公司在加拿大油氣和重工業(yè)市場的涉足面
MILWAUKEE, Feb. 10, 2009-- Rockwell Automation, Inc. (NYSE: ROK) announced it has agreed to purchase the majority of the assets of Rutter Hinz Inc., a leading engineering company. Rutter Hinz is a wholly owned subsidiary of Rutter Inc., a publicly held Canadian company. Headquartered in Saskatoon, Canada, Rutter Hinz’s annual sales are approximately $35 million (U.S.). Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
密爾沃基2月10日消息——羅克韋爾自動化公司宣布已經(jīng)同意收購Rutter Hinz這家領先的工程公司的絕大部分資產(chǎn)。Rutter Hinz公司是加拿大上市公司Rutter的全資子公司。Rutter Hinz的總部位于加拿大的Saskatoon,年度銷售額大約為三千五百萬美元。雙方交易的條款沒有透露。
Rutter Hinz has engineering expertise in industrial automation, process control and power distribution, specifically for the oil and gas industry, in addition to the pipeline, utility, mining, forestry and food and beverage sectors. The company’s management team and approximately 220 employees will join Rockwell Automation’s Systems & Solutions business unit.
Rutter Hinz公司在工業(yè)自動化、過程控制和配輸電行業(yè),尤其是在油氣工業(yè)都具有工程專業(yè)技術,此外在管道、電力、采礦、林業(yè)以及食品飲料領域也具有工程專業(yè)技術。公司的管理團隊以及大約220名員工將加入羅克韋爾的系統(tǒng)和解決方案業(yè)務部。
“This acquisition accelerates the growth of Rockwell Automation’s business and reach in Canada’s heavy industries and oil and gas market, enhances our Canadian oil sands opportunities, and establishes a robust delivery capability in a major market with critical expertise,” said Terry Gebert, vice president and general manager, Rockwell Automation Systems & Solutions.
羅克韋爾系統(tǒng)和解決方案業(yè)務部副總裁兼總經(jīng)理Terry Gebert表示:“本次收購加速羅克韋爾自動化業(yè)務的增長以及擴大公司在加拿大重工業(yè)和油氣市場的涉足,增強我們在加拿大油砂領域的機會,以及在這一主要市場利用關鍵的專業(yè)知識建立一個強大的交付能力?!?/P>
“Rutter Hinz customers will continue to receive the high level of service they currently enjoy,” said Ryan Hinz, Rutter Inc. president and CEO.
Rutter公司總裁兼首席執(zhí)行官Ryan Hinz表示:“Rutter Hinz 的客戶將繼續(xù)獲得他們目前接受的高水平的服務?!?/P>
“This acquisition continues to strengthen our global project management and engineering solutions delivery capability – as we have done with ProsCon and ICS Triplex acquisitions in Europe, CIE in Latin America, and Xi'An Hengsheng in China,” Gebert added. “Customers will now benefit from the expanded portfolio of application solutions, expertise and delivery capacity that Rutter Hinz offers, particularly to the oil and gas market.”
Gebert補充道:“隨著我們完成了對歐洲ProsCon和 ICS Triplex公司、拉丁美洲CIE公司以及中國西安恒生公司的收購,本次收購繼續(xù)加強了我們?nèi)蝽椖抗芾砗凸こ探鉀Q方案的交付能力。我們的客戶,尤其是油氣市場的客戶,將受益于Rutter Hinz公司提供的更多的應用解決方案業(yè)務組合、專業(yè)知識以及交付能力?!?/P>
The acquisition includes Rutter Hinz’s engineering and automation businesses in Canada and the United States, but not its Newfoundland consulting engineering business or the assets of Rutter Technologies Inc. These operations will continue as part of Rutter Inc.
本次收購包括Rutter Hinz在加拿大和美國的工程和自動化業(yè)務,但不包括其Newfoundland咨詢工程業(yè)務以及Rutter技術公司的資產(chǎn)。這些資產(chǎn)將繼續(xù)作為Rutter公司的一部分。
Rutter Hinz has eight offices in Canada and two in the U.S.
Rutter Hinz在加拿大有八個辦事處,在美國設有兩個。
The acquisition is expected to close during the current quarter.
本次收購預計在本季度完成。
Rockwell Automation (NYSE: ROK), is a leading global provider of industrial automation control and information solutions that help manufacturers achieve a competitive advantage in their businesses. Headquartered in Milwaukee, Wis., the company employs about 21,000 people serving customers in more than 80 countries.
羅克韋爾自動化是全球領先的工業(yè)自動化、電力、控制和信息解決方案供應商,致力于幫助生產(chǎn)商提升其業(yè)務競爭優(yōu)勢。公司總部位于美國威斯康星州密爾沃基市,公司雇員大約2萬1千人,業(yè)務遍及全球超過80個國家。