Halma acquires Belgian fire control panel company
19 October 2018
Halma has successfully acquired Limotec bvba in a move that will strengthen our fire safety offering in continental Europe.
Based in Belgium, Limotec is a leading fire control panel designer and manufacturer and fire system seller in the Belgian market.
The company will complement our existing portfolio of market-leading fire detection companies, including Advanced, Apollo, Argus, FFE, and LAN Control Systems. Limotec currently integrates their control panels with Apollo’s detection devices, to sell complete fire systems through specialist channels.
Limotec brings strong brand equity, supported by robust technology, and excellent customer service. This acquisition supports our strategy of growing our geographic footprint and increasing our fire system offering.
The company will continue to run under its current management team, and will become part of Halma’s Infrastructure Safety sector.
Andrew Williams, Halma's Chief Executive, commented:
"Limotec strengthens our presence in continental Europe, bringing strong brand equity and robust technology to further enable us to capitalise on growth trends in fire detection, including increasing regulation and digitalisation. This acquisition follows our successful acquisition of Advanced Electronics in the UK in 2014 and is a further example of our strategy to acquire regional partners to accelerate growth in our core Fire Detection markets.”
