M&A Deal Summary

Hire Station Acquires Able Safety

On November 16, 2007, Hire Station acquired safety/security company Able Safety for 750K GBP

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Hire Station’s 1st transaction in the Safety/Security sector.
  • This is Hire Station’s 4th largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Hire Station’s 3rd transaction in the United Kingdom.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2007-11-16
Target Able Safety
Sector Safety/Security
Buyer(s) Hire Station
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 750K GBP

Target

Able Safety

Knottingley, United Kingdom
Able Safety (Yorkshire) Ltd. is a provider of safety equipment rental, service and sales to the construction and civil engineering markets.

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Buyer

Hire Station

Long Eaton, United Kingdom

Category Company
Founded 1997
Sector Business Services
DESCRIPTION

Hire Station Ltd. is a provider of hiring tools and equipment. Hire Station also offer a range of training services available for customers and the general public.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 3 of 7
Sector: Safety/Security M&A 1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 3 of 7
Country: United Kingdom M&A 3 of 7
Year: 2007 M&A 2 of 2
Size (of disclosed) 4 of 6
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2007-04-18 Cool Customers

Alfreton, United Kingdom

Cool Customers Ltd. is a provider in the hire and sale of air conditioning units, dryers, heaters and chillers to a wide range of customers including the disaster recovery market.

Buy £1M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2008-03-05 Northern Site Services

Middlesbrough, United Kingdom

Northern Site Services Ltd. is a provider of temporary lighting and site electrics principally to the petrochemical and industrial sector.

Buy £2M