Dear Sir / Madam,

We would like to announce the acquisition of Plant Hoses Limited as of 17:00, May 25th, 2018.

With 420 subsidiaries and 320 FLEXXPRESS service vehicles, HANSA-FLEX has become Europe’s leading company for all areas of hydraulics. It is the breadth and depth of products and services available that make the company such a valued partner today.

We are delighted to avail of this opportunity, a company of Plant Hoses history, with similar values to that of our own, together with HANSA-FLEX will provide a range of many new services, benefits and opportunities to our customers, employees and suppliers in Northern Ireland.

We look forward to discussing these with you, however there are a couple of important things we would like to share at this moment;

• You will continue to work with the same people as in the past.
• The services provided in the past will continue to be offered by the new company.
• Contact telephone/fax numbers and postal addresses will stay the same.
• Email addresses will change soon – we will inform you of same.

Over the long-term we believe that this transaction will strengthen our position as a global provider of Hydraulics, capture growth opportunities in the local market and deliver continued product and service innovation.

If you have any questions regarding above and what it will mean to you, please contact any of the team at HANSA-FLEX (NI).

We look forward to meeting you soon and introducing our new company to you.

Yours Sincerely,

Martin Murray
Branch Manager
HANSA-FLEX (NI)

Paul Murphy
Managing Director
HANSA-FLEX Ireland Limited