Hoover Container Solutions buys Norway's Consult Supply

Published: January 7, 2013 6:00 am ET

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Topics Mergers & Acquisitions, Packaging

HOUSTON (Jan. 7, 2 p.m. ET) — Intermediate bulk container manufacturer Hoover Container Solutions Inc. has acquired Consult Supply AS, a Stavanger, Norway-based offshore container provider.

Terms were not disclosed. The deal expands Hoover’s reach into the Norwegian market – the Houston-based firm already has locations in Australia, Malaysia, Brazil, Abu Dhabi and the United States.

Consult Supply, established in 1989, serves customers in Europe and Asia with chemical tanks, CCUs, baskets, mudskips and custom container workshops.

Jan Sekse, general manager of Consult Supply, will continue to manage the Norwegian operations.


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