Caverion Completes the Acquisition of Refrigeration Solutions Business of Huurre Group Oy
- Caverion Corporation Investor News 29 November 2019 at 12 noon EET
HELSINKI, Nov. 29, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Caverion has today completed the acquisition of Refrigeration Solutions business of Huurre Group Oy following the receipt of the required approval from the Swedish competition authority on 13 November 2019. Caverion announced on 29 October 2019 an agreement with Huurre Group Oy to acquire the business. The purchase price was paid in cash. The value of the transaction is not disclosed.
The acquired business is a leading supplier of energy-efficient CO2 based refrigeration systems and related refrigeration automation solutions and has operations in Finland and in Sweden. The revenue of the acquired business amounted to EUR 48 million in 2018, of which EUR 30 million was generated in Sweden and the rest in Finland. Huurre Refrigeration Solutions employs 138 people in Sweden and 134 in Finland.
The acquisition supports Caverion's growth in Services and strengthens our offering in the Cooling business even further after the recent acquisition of Jetitek last year. After the completion of the acquisition, Caverion's combined revenue in Cooling, including refrigeration, will be around EUR 130 million.
"We highly value the know-how of the personnel of Huurre Refrigeration Solutions, bringing us wholly new opportunities in the design, build and service of energy-efficient and environmentally friendly solutions for built environments. We warmly welcome all our new colleagues joining us," says Thomas Hietto, Deputy CEO and Head of Business Unit Services at Caverion.
For additional information, please contact:
Thomas Hietto
Deputy CEO and Head of Business Unit Services
Caverion Corporation
tel. +358-40-047-4093
thomas.hietto@caverion.com
Juha Mennander
Executive Vice President
Caverion Sweden
tel. +46-70-652-1203
juha.mennander@caverion.com
Ville Tamminen
Executive Vice President, Caverion Finland
tel. +358-50-390-0129
ville.tamminen@caverion.com
Milena Hæggström
Head of Investor Relations and External Communications
tel. +358-40-5581-328
milena.haeggstrom@caverion.com
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