LDS Test and Measurement joins Brüel & Kjær

Dec. 17, 2008 - PRLog -- Spectris plc, the productivity-enhancing instrumentation and controls company, announces that it has completed the acquisition of the LDS Test and Measurement business from SPX Corporation for $86 million on a debt and cash-free basis. The acquisition will be consolidated from 1 December 2008.

Spectris originally announced on 1 October 2008 that it had agreed to acquire the LDS Test and Measurement business for $102 million. The sales, operating profit and gross assets previously disclosed remain unchanged. The transaction was subject to a number of conditions and under the revised terms of the contract, Spectris will not acquire the Nicolet brand name. The LDS data acquisition and instrumentation products will be rebranded under the HBM name.

In addition to data acquisition and instrumentation products, the LDS Test and Measurement business also provides test systems for the electro-dynamic vibration market. These products complement those from Brüel & Kjær Sound and Vibration Measurement A/S, enabling Spectris to provide customers with a complete test system for both structural analysis and vibration testing.

John O'Higgins, Chief Executive of Spectris, commented, “LDS is an excellent fit with the existing businesses in the Test and Measurement segment and enables us to provide a greatly enhanced range of products and software to help our automotive and aerospace customers improve productivity in their research and development cycles.”

For further information, please contact Lars Rønn, Managing Director at Brüel & Kjær, via e-mail: lronn@bksv.com or telephone: +45 7741 2493.

About Bruel & Kjaer
Bruel and Kjaer is a world-leading manufacturer and supplier of sound and vibration solutions for use in a wide range of applications including: environmental noise measurements, building acoustics, vibration measurements and quality control for use in the automotive, aerospace and consumer industries, as well as by local authorities.

We design and manufacturer sound level meters, microphones and accelerometers, conditioning amplifiers, calibrators, noise and vibration analysers and software. To see our full range and for more information, please visit www.bksv.co.uk or contact our sales team: telephone +44 (0) 1438 739 000 or email: ukinfo@bksv.com

Bruel and Kjaer also runs a variety of training courses throughout the year, from basic introductions on noise and it’s effects to more specialised classes teaching customers how to get the most out of their equipment. To see our full training course calendar, visit: www.bksv.co.uk/?ID=3506

Free, online training courses called WebEx - conducted by our expert engineers - run throughout the year too. For registration details and the latest planned WebEx sessions, visit: www.bksv.co.uk/?ID=3550

Bruel & Kjaer UK has its own Service Centre which is UKAS accredited to the international standard ISO/IEC 17025, ensuring traceable or accredited calibration for equipment. To book a service or for more information, please contact our service department on +44 (0) 1438 739 100 or visit http://www.bksv.co.uk/?ID=3507

Bruel & Kjaer has 900 employees and sales offices in 55 countries and is a subsidiary of UK-based Spectris plc. (www.spectris.com). Spectris has annual sales of £668m and employs around 5,500 people worldwide in its 13 business units.

For additional information please contact:
Heather Wilkins
Marketing Coordinator
Bruel & Kjaer UK Ltd
Telephone: 01438 739 000
Web: www.bksv.co.uk
e-mail: heather.wilkins@bksv.com

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World-leading manufacturer and supplier: sound and vibration solutions for environmental noise measurements, building acoustics, vibration measurements and quality control for use in the automotive, aerospace, consumer industries, local authorities