CoorsTek Acquires DEW Engineering and Development Limited |
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CoorsTek
16000 Table Mountain Pkwy.
Golden, CO, 80403
USA
Press release date: June 9, 2008
CoorsTek expands ceramic armor line capabilities to include vehicle armor integration.
GOLDEN, Colo., June 9 - CoorsTek, Inc., the premier technical ceramics supplier and manufacturer of critical components for high-technology markets, today officially announced the acquisition of DEW Engineering and Development Limited, a leading armor solutions provider of vehicle ballistic protection, specialty vehicles, vehicle refurbishing ("re-life") and repurposing ("re-role") services.
Incorporated in 1978, DEW Engineering is based in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada and has operations in Miramichi, New Brunswick, Canada and Ogdensburg, New York. Canadian facilities will continue to operate as DEW Engineering and provide vehicle armor systems outside of the United States. The Ogdensburg, New York facility will become part of CoorsTek and serve as the armor integrator for a newly formed company serving customers in the United States only, called CoorsTek Armor Solutions, USA. Existing domestic and international armor integration customers will continue to purchase base ceramic armor components from several CoorsTek facilities.
"DEW Engineering is a respected and innovative provider for a broad variety of military vehicle applications," states Mark Chenoweth, Executive Vice President of CoorsTek, Inc. "CoorsTek will bring significant technical ceramic capability and rapid-ramp operational expertise to this armor enterprise and we expect customers to benefit substantially," he continues.
More about CoorsTek ...
CoorsTek is the largest technical ceramics manufacturer in North America and has manufacturing facilities in Europe and Asia. CoorsTek supplies critical components and complete assemblies for defense, medical, automotive, semiconductor, aerospace, electronic, power generation, telecommunication, and other high-technology applications. Utilizing advanced material technologies, the company's engineered solutions enable its customers' products to overcome technological barriers and improve performance. For more information about CoorsTek, please visit the Company's website at http://www.coorstek.com/.
More about DEW Engineering and Development Limited
For more information about DEW engineering, please visit their website at http://www.dewengineering.com/.
Media Contact: Harrison Hartman T: +1.303.277.4559 F: +1.303.277.4779 hhartman@coorstek.com
Product Contacts
CoorsTek, Inc. Lee Harder. Vice-President T: +1.303.277.4075 lharder@coorstek.com
CoorsTek Armor Solutions, USA John Cook Vice-President T: +1.303.277.4368 F +1 303 277 4306 jcook@coorstek.com
DEW Engineering and Development Limited Bill Brewer Vice President T: +1.613.736.5100 F: +1.613.736.1348 bbrewer@dewengineering.com
FCMN Contact: hhartman@coorstek.com
Source: CoorsTek, Inc.
Web site: http://www.coorstek.com/ http://www.dewengineering.com/
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