A Bristol-based manufacturing and engineering business has expanded with its second acquisition of an industrial component company within the past six months.
Avon Group, based on South Liberty Lane in Bedminster, has acquired gasket manufacturer Scandura after adding Gloucestershire company Edgewest Plastics to the group in October.
Scandura, based in Corby, Northamptonshire, specialises in supplying specialist gaskets and industrial rubber products to a wide range of industry sectors including automotive, white goods manufacturing, petrochemicals and aerospace.
Edgewest Plastics, based in Malvern View Business park in Bishop's Cleeve, north of Cheltenham, supplies plastic-moulded components to some of the UK’s largest manufacturers of plumbing and bathroom products.
Avon Group will retain the employees, equipment and premises of both businesses, which will continue to operate autonomously as part of the group.
The family owned Avon Group now comprises eight group businesses based around the UK and the US with a group turnover of £80million.
Group Director Mark Rushin said the addition of Scandura and Edgewest Plastics would make a "significant contribution" to Avon Group’s growth ambitions.
Mr Rushin said: “After 40 years of consistent growth, Avon Group has not only exhibited tremendous resilience but we have continued to expand throughout the pandemic.
“The acquisition of both Edgewest and Scandura complement the group perfectly and both mark important steps in our ambitious plans to be the ‘supplier of choice’ for every customer in the markets in which we operate.
Avon Group was established by Mr Rushin’s father Alan in 1979. The business has grown and diversified its services to include the provision of automotive components and it is a leading manufacturer of rubber seals and gaskets for aerosols.
