Acquisitions

Medical device manufacturer Bedfont Scientific has acquired its first overseas office in Salzburg, Austria.

WestAir Gases & Equipment, a California-based supplier of gases and welding supplies has expanded its presence into the Coachella Valley with the acquisition of Desert Fountain.

TOMCO2 Systems, Inc. has acquired all the operating assets of CO2 Air, Inc. used in the dry ice production equipment business, including dry ice pelletisers, block presses, reformers and saws.

Atlas Copco has acquired the assets of M.C. Schroeder Equipment Company.

Atlas Copco has acquired Hydra Flow West, a US distributor of compressor parts.

nexAir, a Memphis-based distributor of atmospheric gases and welding supplies, has acquired the Linde LifeGas and packaged gas products businesses from Linde North America.

Nikkiso Cryogenic Industries’ Clean Energy and Industrial Gases Group has closed the acquisition of the Alternative Fuels Division (AFD) from GP Strategies Corporation for an undisclosed amount.

Tumbleweed Midstream has acquired the Ladder Creek Helium Plant and Gathering System from DCP Midstream. The plant is located west of Cheyenne Wells, Colorado.

Worthington Industries has acquired a majority ownership of the Samuel Steel Pickling Company, a joint venture Worthington has had with Samuel, Son & Co. since 2010.

Atlas Copco has completed its acquisition of German dispensing solutions supplier Scheugenpflug, the Swedish industrial company said today.