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NORRES acquires Italian hose manufacturer and distributor De Bernardi

Gelsenkirchen (Germany), Cusago (Italy), 3 February 2020 - NORRES Group (“NORRES”) has acquired the Italian hose manufacturer and distributor De Bernardi. Terms and conditions of the transaction are not disclosed. De Bernardi is an Italian hose manufacturer and distributor which is established in the market since 1970. The company is well-known for its competence and technology in flexible hoses, ventilation ducts, fabric ducts as well as flexible connectors. The acquisition of De Bernardi is in line with NORRES’ internationalisation strategy and significantly strengthens NORRES' market position in Italy.

About NORRES

NORRES was founded in 1889 and focusses on the development, production and sales of branded industrial hoses used for pneumatic conveying of different media types (i.e. solids, gases or liquids) for a wide variety of end markets (e.g. fume & dust extraction, agriculture, food & pharma, plastics and wood processing). The company is headquartered in Gelsenkirchen (Germany) and employs approx. 300 people across three production facilities (DE, CN, US) and five sales & warehousing sites (CZ, FR, PL, TW, UK). For further information: www.norres.com.