Manchester-based healthcare and industrial fabrics suppliers, Technical Textile Services (Techtex), has announced the acquisition of its competitors Whitminster International Ltd and Klenzeen Ltd.
The sum paid is undisclosed, but the newly-enlarged business enjoys a £20m plus turnover, and the deal makes Techtex one of the UK’s largest independent manufacturers of high-quality cleansing wipes, with a workforce of 90.
With two divisions supplying healthcare and industry, the company sources non-woven fabrics and manufactures a range of dry and wet wipe products including branded, private label and generic products.
The company operates from a modern, 70,000 sq ft manufacturing and warehouse facility at the Rhodes Business Park, Middleton, north Manchester. The two acquired businesses share the same directors and are based on a site in Stafford, from where operations will continue.
Whitminster and Klenzeen directors Julian Ashworth and David Thompson will join Techtex as General Manager and Sales Manager respectively. They join founders David Beardsworth (Sales Director), Steve Oldfield (Finance Director) and Brian Whitney (Operations Director).
Sales Director, David Beardsworth, commented: “These acquisitions will further strengthen our offer to customers in healthcare and industry and will enhance our offer to new markets, including significant overseas opportunities.
“Current customers of all the companies now under Techtex should know that it is business as usual, and thanks to our combined resources, we are focused on an even keener approach to customer service, technical expertise and product quality.”
