Husqvarna Construction Group Acquires Dust and Slurry Product Maker

Husqvarna Group’s Construction Division has signed an agreement to acquire Pullman Ermator AB, a Swedish manufacturer of dust and slurry management systems.

Michael Roth

Jan. 10, 2017

2 min read

Husqvarna also a leader in concrete saws has acquired dust and slurry management specialist Pullman Ermator — Husqvarna, also a leader in concrete saws, has acquired dust and slurry management specialist Pullman Ermator.

Husqvarna Group’s Construction Division has signed an agreement to acquire Pullman Ermator AB, a Swedish manufacturer of dust and slurry management systems. The transaction is expected to be finalized around the middle of this month.

“The acquisition of the fast-growing and highly profitable market leader Pullman Ermator is an excellent strategic fit to Husqvarna Group’s Construction Division,” said Kai Warn, president and CEO of the Husqvarna Group. “It shall be seen in the perspective of our strategic intent to grow the Construction Division’s share of the Group.”

“By integrating Pullman Ermator’s market-leading dust-and-slurry management solutions into Husqvarna’s concrete cutting, drilling and grinding systems, we can provide even more efficient total solutions for our customers,” said Henric Andersson, president of Husqvarna Construction Division. “Growth is expected from utilizing Husqvarna’s extensive geographical reach and dense distribution network. The acquisition also represents an important step in our strategy aiming to continue to increase our market share in the attractive surface preparation market.”

Pullman Ermator’s dust and slurry management includes dust-extractor systems, dry/wet vacuums, and air scrubbers for the light construction industry. The company is based in Smedjebacken, Sweden, with a U.S. fully owned subsidiary Ermator Inc. in Tampa, Fla.

“To utilize the strengths of both brands we will apply a multi-branding strategy,” Andersson added. “Combined we will become an even stronger actor.”

Pullman Ermator posted about SEK 300 million (about U.S. $30 million) in sales.

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Michael Roth

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Michael Roth has covered the equipment rental industry full time for RER since 1989 and has served as the magazine’s editor in chief since 1994. He has nearly 30 years experience as a professional journalist. Roth has visited hundreds of rental centers and industry manufacturers, written hundreds of feature stories for RER and thousands of news stories for the magazine and its electronic newsletter RER Reports. Roth has interviewed leading executives for most of the industry’s largest rental companies and manufacturers as well as hundreds of smaller independent companies. He has visited with and reported on rental companies and manufacturers in Europe, Central America and Asia as well as Mexico, Canada and the United States. Roth was co-founder of RER Reports, the industry’s first weekly newsletter, which began as a fax newsletter in 1996, and later became an online newsletter. Roth has spoken at conventions sponsored by the American Rental Association, Associated Equipment Distributors, California Rental Association and other industry events and has spoken before industry groups in several countries. He lives and works in Los Angeles when he’s not traveling to cover industry events.