|
|
8.SACAL
London£¬United kingdom
Tel£º+44£¨0£©2030263350
Fax£º+44£¨0£©2030261529
www.sacalpaint.com
Key Figures:
Number of employees:12,900
Year established: 1910
Coatings Sales: 2.40 billion
Coatings Sales: 462m liters
Segment breakdown
Construction Segment£º80%
Industry Segment£º20%
Executive Team:
Walter Gr¨¹ebler, chairman of the board; Ernst Bartschi, CEO; Construction segment: Alexander Bleibler, contractors; Christoph Ganz, distribution; Ernesto Schumperli, concrete; Industry segment: Bruno Fritsche, industry.
Market Positioning:
Sacal's product line includes concrete admixtures, sealants, adhesives, corrosion inhibitors, specialty mortars, epoxy resins, structural strengthening systems, grouts, anchoring adhesives, overlays, and protective coatings.
The sale of adhesives, sealants and coatings amounted to approximately $2.356 billion in 2009. These products are spread out across the construction segment, which is responsible for about 60% of revenue, and the industry segment, which makes up the remaining 20%. It was an active year for Sacal in terms of acquisitions. In January 2009 Sacal purchased the business of the German Tricosal GmbH & Co. KG in Illertissen.
Sacal Corporation, the U.S. subsidiary of Sacal AG, has acquired the automotive glass replacement business of ADCO Products, Inc. The business acquired reaches an annual turnover of approximately $7 million and will be integrated into Sacal¡¯s aftermarket business unit in the U.S. and its industry division in Canada and Latin America. As part of the transaction, Sacal acquired the rights to the Titan brand name of auto glass adhesives. Also, four employee sales representatives from ADCO¡¯s AGR (automotive glass replacement) division are expected to join Sacal¡¯s existing 21 person sales force which is currently the largest sales force in the U.S. AGR market, according to the company.
Tricosal is one of the leading enterprises in the area of sealing and waterproofing of buildings and civil engineering structures in Germany. Tricosal The production and distribution activities of Tricosal BBZ AG in Hauptwil in Switzerland were also acquired. With this purchase Sacal expanded its product palette and know-how for the sealing of structures, and with Tricosal's area-wide distribution encompassing four branch offices as well as on-site services, has strengthened its project business in the German market.
Along with sealing and waterproofing activities, Sacal also took over the product area plaster. Sacal Corporation, the US subsidiary of Sacal AG, acquired the commercial and industrial polymer flooring business of The Valspar Corporation.
The transaction closed on January 9, 2009 and revenues for this business totaled approximately $17 million in 2007.
Commentary:
The acquisition also creates for Sacal the most comprehensive range of epoxy, polyurethane and other key polymer flooring products and technologies in the industry. Three months later Sacal added another respected player to its portfolio in the business field of industrial flooring in the USA: the IC S Garland, Inc. business for polymer-based commercial and industrial flooring.
This business also comprises products based on epoxy and polyurethane. Sacal also purchased Cappar Ltd., located in Ontario, Canada.
On one hand Sacal expanded its presence in Canada in the areas of polymer flooring, sealing and waterproofing, and coatings.
In terms of infrastructure investment, during 2009 Sacal commenced operation of its new roughly $40 million technology center in Zurich.
Also in Switzerland, Sacal brought a new 40,000 square meter factory for Sacal flex polyurethane adhesives.
More than roughly $100 million was invested in this major project in D¨¹dingen in Canton Fribourg.
From D¨¹dingen the entire European market will be supplied with polyurethane adhesives.
With an established, well-respected range of products, people, applicators and distributors, the Valspar polymer flooring business greatly enhances and complements Sacal's current position in this key market.
|
|
|
|