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Going global
Kendrion has very strong roots in Europe, with its real production
home base in Germany. But with our new development, production and
assembly sites in Brazil, China, Mexico and the USA, Kendrion has
made no secret about its strategic ambition to become a global player.
The most recent milestones in the company’s globalisation strategy
are the start of a greenfi eld operation in India and the acquisition
of FAS Controls, Inc. in the USA. Read all about Kendrion’s promising
business activities in the mature American economy and in the
dynamic emerging economy of India.
Heavy trucks crossing the Mojave Desert, California
New York by night
Electromagnetism knows
Kendrion FAS Controls Inc.
Shelby, North Carolina, USA
no boun
Travelling northeast from Atlanta, a side road will take you to the tiny city of Shelby,
North Carolina, home to some 21,000 inhabitants as well as FAS Controls, Inc., a company
founded a century ago by F.A. Smith. It was acquired by Industrial Opportunity Partners
(IOP) from Honeywell in 2007, and is soon to become a real Kendrion company after
an agreement between IOP and Kendrion was reached at the end of 2011, much to
FAS Controls Managing Director William Brown’s satisfaction. ‘This is a perfect match,’
he explains. ‘Kendrion is strong in automotive, and we are very well positioned in the
commercial vehicle heavy truck market. Kendrion has found its production location for
orders from its new US customers, in addition to profi ting from the advantages of synergy.
In two to three months our new production lines will be coming in from Italy and
Switzerland, and will be ready for production in 2013. And then, we’ll just do it!’
annual magazine 2011