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28/09/07 Certex Announce Purchase of Caerphilly-based Lifting Products Company

Leading lifting gear distributor Certex UK has today announced that it is acquiring the wire rope and lifting equipment specialists – Ropetek Ltd – to boost business growth across South Wales.

Ropetek Ltd

Ropetek Ltd, based in Caerphilly, supplies wire rope and lifting products to a wide range of industries and has a strong portfolio of customers in the region, which complements Certex’s existing customer base.

The company, which was established in 1999, has an annual turnover in excess of £1m. As well as providing a full range of rope and lifting accessories, it also offers specialist rigging and splicing facilities both in house and on site, including hand splicing and white metal socketting.

Under the new ownership, Ropetek will continue its current trading operations as part of Certex UK, retaining both its name and existing staffing structure. It will benefit from being able to draw on the central manufacturing hub for rope and lifting accessories based in Retford, Notts.

Charles Gillespie, Certex’s Sales and Marketing Director, said: “This deal will give Certex the opportunity to reach new markets in South Wales and build on the excellent track record established by Ropetek in this area. There are also considerable synergies between the two companies and the services they offer, which will ultimately benefit both sets of clients.”

Pat Nelmes, Co-owner and Director of Ropetek, will continue to manage the business in Caerphilly and is convinced that the sale will benefit both companies. “I have over 30 years’ experience within the lifting industry and Ropetek has enjoyed nearly eight years of successful trading. However, it is important to secure the company’s long-term future and we felt this was best achieved by joining forces with a nationally based organisation like Certex.

“Being part of Certex will also provide us with new business opportunities and we are looking forward to expanding and developing within that organisation. Meanwhile, it will be ‘business as usual’ for our regular customers and suppliers, to whom we offer our continued service and commitment,” she added.

Certex – which operates mainly in the manufacturing, steel, construction, offshore, oil, gas and shipping industries – provides a national service to local customers with local needs. It does this through a network of 15 regional distribution centres.