Bekaert and Bridon merger complete

The Bridon-Bekaert Ropes Group (www.bridon-bekaert.com) began operating on 29 June, following the successful merger of Bridon with Bekaert’s rope business.

The new group will employ around 2,500 people in 17 countries. Bridon has its UK headquarters in Doncaster.

Bruno Humblet, the Bridon-Bekaert CEO, said: “We are delighted to announce that the merger is now complete. The new group combines Bekaert’s existing strength in the Americas and Australia with Bridon’s strong market position in Europe and the USA.

“This combination will leverage the scale and complementary strengths of Bekaert and Bridon and will pursue value creation for our customers. Our primary focus will be to deliver the very best-performing products, accelerated innovation programmes and unrivalled services.”