Tranter, a world leader in heat transfer equipment, has acquired the German company HES Heat Exchanger Systems. With this acquisition, Tranter strengthens its product offering, especially the welded product portfolio.
HES manufactures spiral heat exchangers mainly for applications within the process industry. The company had around 45 employees and a turnover of €9.5 million in 2008. HES will be integrated into Tranter and continues as Tranter HES from February 1, 2009.