BRAND-NEW
BENSELER Acquires BETEO
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ffective January 1, 2019, the BENSELER
and bent parts as well as turned
“The company has many years of
group acquired LISI Automotive
parts. The customers are leading
know-how in the field of screw locking
BETEO GmbH & Co. KG, Gummersbach.
manufacturers of fasteners in Europe;
and the processes used there are an ideal
The surface specialists, headquartered
a large proportion of the corrosion
complement to what we already offer our
in Markgröningen (Germany), are thus
and safety coatings are intended for
customers as one of the largest contract
expanding their portfolio in the field of zinc
the automotive sector. As of January 1,
coaters.” The new BENSELER subsidiary
flake processes and screw locking systems.
2019, the new BENSELER subsidiary
rounds out the surface specialists’ service
The company LISI Automotive BETEO GmbH
will operate under the name
portfolio with zinc flake coating for
& Co. KG was founded in Gummersbach
Benseler BETEO GmbH & Co. KG.
components with smaller dimensions
(North Rhine-Westphalia) in 1982 and
“We are delighted that BETEO is
and/or complex geometries such as small
belonged to the French LISI Group until
part of the BENSELER group and
internal drive screws.
December 31, 2018. The company produces
represents an important building
“BETEO fits very well into the BENSELER
high-quality thread locking coatings,
block in our growth strategy,” says
group” says Jens-Paul Hänig, Managing
corrosion protection coatings and lubricant
Thomas Müller, Managing Director of
Director of Benseler BETEO GmbH & Co. KG.
coatings for threaded parts, stamped
BENSELER Holding GmbH + Co. KG.
“We agree that only excellent quality as well as an absolute
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and flexible delivery capability in conjunction with best service form the basis for a reliable, customer- and future-oriented company.” Müller adds: “Just like BENSELER, BETEO is constantly adapting its production range to the growing demands of the market.” Jens-Paul Hänig will continue to be responsible for the development of the location as Managing Director. For further
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information: Figure 1: BETEO has a lot of know-how in the field of screw locking - an ideal complement to the portfolio of BENSELER.
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