You will find below the list of transactions in the Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) segment announced by European companies since the beginning of 2022:
- In late December 2021, BUNZL completed the acquisition of TINGLEY RUBBER CORPORATION, a distributor of own brand PPE based in New Jersey, US, focused on protective footwear and apparel, which generated approx. £49m sales in 2021;
- In January 2022, DELTA PLUS announced the acquisition of MASPICA, an Italian manufacturer of safety footwear, which generated approx. €38m sales in 2021;
- In January 2022, GROUPE RG announced the acquisition of ACTUEL VET, a French distributor of professional workwear and PPE, which generated approx. €14m sales in 2021;
- In March 2022, DELTA PLUS announced the acquisition of SAFETY LINK, an Australia-based company specialized in collective protection (guardrails), height access (ladders, stairs) and personal protection (anchors and lifelines) solutions, which generated approx. €8m sales in 2021/2022;
- In April 2022, GROUPE RG acquired SECURILOG, a French specialist in risk prevention in sensitive environments, which generated approx. €9.5m sales in 2021;
- In April 2022, COVERGUARD announced the acquisition of WELTEK, specialized in welding helmets and PAPR manufacturing;
- In April 2022, SKYLOTEC announced the acquisition of parts of Dutch TAGS GROUP, specialized in access solutions for the military and police;
- In July 2022, BUNZL announced the acquisition of CORSUL, a PPE distributor in Brazil, which generated approx. £35m sales in 2021;
- In July 2022, SKYLOTEC announced the acquisition of SECUPOHL, German manufacturer of permanent fall protection systems and inventor of individual anchor points on roofs, known under the SECURANT® brand;
- On August 2nd, 2022, ALIMAK GROUP AB announced the acquisition of TRACTEL, a safety specialist providing working-at-height solutions and services, which generated approx. €201m LTM sales as of June 30th, 2022.
This list is obviously not comprehensive, but it evidences that acquisitions in the PPE space remain numerous despite an increasingly uncertain macro-economic environment.
