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ULTRASEAL INTERNATIONAL EXPANDS IN EUROPE

Parent company Norman Hay plc acquires German company Sterr &Eder

Ultraseal International, the global leader in solutions to porosity in casting, isexpanding its operations in Europe with the acquisition of a leading companywhich serves the automotive supply chain in Germany.

UK-based Norman Hay plc, Ultraseals parent company, has acquired Sterr &Eder Industrieservice GmbH, of Velden, Germany, which carries out a rangeof services for companies manufacturing cast metal parts.

Founded in 1987 by Josef Eder and Alois Sterr, Sterr & Eder is one of themost respected subcontract processing shops in Germany which employsmore than 30 people at its two plants in Velden and Nemarkt/St. Viet.

The move is a significant one for Ultraseal International, which has a proudhistory of over 45 years of pioneering sealant impregnation as a permanentand reliable solution to the problem of porosity in casting. Ultraseal producesthe global benchmark recyclable sealant Rexeal 100.

Sealant impregnation of parts for the automotive industry is just one of themany key processes offered by Sterr & Eders business. The companyspecialises in sub contract services and including fettling, shot blasting,tightness testing, X-ray analysis, crack detection and washing. .

Both Herr Sterr and Herr Eder will continue as joint Managing Directors of thecompany, reporting to Gary Lloyd, Managing Director of UltrasealInternational based in Coventry, UK.

Vic Bellanti, Chief Executive of Norman Hay plc, said: This is an excitingacquisition for Norman Hay and the synergy with the Ultraseal Internationalbusiness group is very strong.

I am confident that under our ownership and operating within the Ultrasealgroup we can further develop Sterr & Eder.

Gary Lloyd, Managing Director of Ultraseal International, said: This is afantastic opportunity for Ultraseal International to further reinforce its globalmarket-leading position in the key automotive markets in Germany.

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