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Strutfoot buys Pumps2go

UK: Pumps2go, the Cheshire-based UK and Eire distributor of SICCOM condensate pumps, has been acquired by Strut Direct, manufacturer of Strutfoot support systems.

Pumps2go founder John Emm will stay with the business as technical director.

The distribution agreement between Pumps2go and French manufacturer SICCOM SAS was established in April 2015. 

“Pumps2go will fit into the Strutfoot portfolio of businesses very well giving us even more offerings to our well-established customer base of partners across the UK and Eire,” Strutfoot MD Steve Richards said in a letter to customers.

Wednesbury-based Strutfoot is an established manufacturer of HVAC flat roof support frames, plant decks, louvre supports, rubber and plastic feet along with in house manufacture of ancillary products.

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