Auto Meter Products, Inc. Completes Acquisition of Stack Limited.SYCAMORE sycamore: see plane tree. sycamore Any of several distinct trees called by the same name though in different genera and families. In the U.S. the term refers to the American plane tree or buttonwood (Platanus occidentalis), a hardy street tree. , Ill. -- Auto Meter Products, Inc., a Harbour Group Contemporary The Harbour Group is a Washington, D.C. based boutique public relations firm. Founded in 2001, the firm focuses on three practice areas: issues management, public relations, and crisis communications. company, completed the acquisition of Stack Limited, Jeff King Jeff King can refer to:
Stack Limited, based in Bicester, United Kingdom, is a leading global developer and supplier of professional-quality data acquisition systems and instrumentation for automotive racing and other rugged applications. Stack's products include sophisticated modular data and video-logging solutions, integrated driver displays, tachometers, and other gauges. Alan Rock, Managing Director, and Trevor Tapping, Technical Director, lead Stack Limited and will continue in their respective roles after the transaction. Mr. King commented, "The product development capabilities of the Stack team are renowned in the racing industry, and their brand is incredibly well-regarded. The combination of their products and ours creates a powerful force in the critical function of information management for race teams. Alan and Trevor built a great business, and we look forward to providing them the resources they need so they can focus on what they most enjoy - building great products and growing their worldwide customer base by servicing their customers beyond expectations." "We're very pleased to have Stack as a partner to Harbour Group and Auto Meter, and we look forward not only to aggressively growing the current Stack business, but also to the many exciting new product development opportunities this relationship creates," said Jeff Fox, Harbour Group's Chief Executive Officer. "Expanding and improving our data-acquisition offering is a high-priority objective for Auto Meter, and we believe Stack's products and engineering capabilities are among the best in the world in the data-acquisition space. We're confident this transaction will enable us to realize our objective." Mr. Rock added, "Trevor and I have a strong team, of which we're very proud. Stack designs and produces arguably ar·gu·a·ble adj. 1. Open to argument: an arguable question, still unresolved. 2. That can be argued plausibly; defensible in argument: three arguable points of law. the best products on the market, and now, with the support of the larger Auto Meter organization, we'll be able to accelerate that development and improve our behind-the-scenes operations to better serve our customers across the globe. We've had several opportunities to partner with different companies over the years, but the opportunities this relationship with Auto Meter and Harbour Group provides to accelerate new product development and better serve our customers were too great to ignore. We're very excited." Auto Meter designs and manufactures a broad range of automotive gauges, test equipment, data acquisition systems and accessories for auto, truck, motorcycle motorcycle, motor vehicle whose design is based on the bicycle. The German inventor Gottlieb Daimler is generally credited with building the first practical motorcycle in 1885. The motorcycle did not become dependable and popular, however, until after 1900. , and marine enthusiasts. From professional race teams in the top tier of their industry to individuals rebuilding cars in their garages, enthusiasts everywhere trust Auto Meter products to enhance the performance and appearance of their vehicles. Based here in Sycamore, Auto Meter delivers products to enthusiasts around the world through a comprehensive distribution network of wholesale distributors, retailers, professional resellers and original equipment manufacturers. Harbour Group, a privately owned company based in St. Louis, and its operating companies operating company A business that engages in transactions with outsiders. are engaged in the manufacture and distribution of a wide variety of consumer and industrial products. In addition to abrasives abrasives Sharp, hard materials used to wear away the surface of softer, less resistant materials. Abrasives are indispensable to the manufacture of the highly precise components and ultrasmooth surfaces required in the manufacture of automobiles, airplanes and space , diamond cutting products and related tools, current offerings include automotive enthusiast A person who enjoys using computers and electronic equipment. Enthusiasts like technology and are willing to learn more of the ins and outs of a product than the average consumer, who just wants to use it. An enthusiast is more like a "prosumer." See consumer and prosumer. products, lubricating systems and equipment, specialty LED lighting products, linear actuators A linear actuator is a device that develops force and motion from an available energy sourcelinearly. Basic operation A linear actuator is used to generate controlled physical linear displacement. There are various means of achieving this linear displacement. and switches, entertainment products, auxiliary auxiliary In grammar, a verb that is subordinate to the main lexical verb in a clause. Auxiliaries can convey distinctions of tense, aspect, mood, person, and number. plastic processing equipment, and heat exchange equipment. Since its founding in 1976, Harbour Group has completed 150 acquisitions in 32 industries. |
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