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Husqvarna to acquire Orbit Irrigation in USA


Husqvarna Group has agreed to acquire Orbit Irrigation, a major supplier of residential watering systems in North America, from Platinum Equity. The $480m agreement was made on a cash and debt-free basis and will be financed through existing cash and undrawn credit facilities. This should be completed by the end of 2021, subject to customary regulatory approval Salt Lake City-based Orbit employs about 300 people and had net sales of about $320m over the last 12 months. It will become


Alpla picks Missouri again


Austrian-based packag- ing systems manufacturer and recycling specialist Alpla Group has chosen the Blue River Commerce Centre in Kansas City, Missouri, as the site for its new 23,000 m2


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part of Husqvarna’s Gardena division, making the division “a clear global market leader within residential watering”, according to CEO Henric Andersson. Hitherto, Husqvarna,


which is a producer of outdoor power products, has had a limited presence in North America, whereas Orbit generates over 95% of its revenues there. � www.husqvarnagroup.com


Utz opens Mexican facility


The Utz Group, which claims to be “the global leader for reusable plastic packaging”, has opened a new facility in San Miguel de Allende, central Mexico. This follows on from the original launch of a project more limited


in scope in 2017 that was accelerated in the middle of the pandemic. “We have complet- ed the new building and the transition from the old facility,” the firm added. � www.utzgroup.com


turing plant. The new facility is due to begin construction before the end of 2021 and to be completed in Q4 2022. The new facility will


make injection moulded products such as clo- sures, and will create about 75 jobs. It will be Alpa’s fourth site in Missouri and the first dedicated to injection moulding. The company cited the region’s central location and strong community relationships as key drivers for the decision. � www.alpla.com


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