R. Wales Group of Companies Joins Weir Minerals Portfolio of World-Renown Brands

Madison, WI – The Weir Group PLC announced that it has purchased the R. Wales group of companies (“R. Wales”) a leading Canada-based manufacturer of wear resistant linings. Weir has extended its leading presence and capabilities in global mining and oil sands markets with the acquisition of the R. Wales group of companies. The company is now doing business as R. Wales, Specialty Rubber Products and will be a part of the Weir Minerals Division.



With Canadian facilities in British Columbia, Ontario, and a U.S. facility in Arizona, R. Wales designs and manufactures rubber lining for pipes, tanks, chutes and hoses and specializes in custom rubber and urethane molded products. Additional products include high pressure pipes and spools, material conducting hose, and gate valves. The acquisition extends Weir’s aftermarket position in the production and servicing of a wide range of rubber lined wear components for the North American oil sands and mining sectors and complements the existing customer base and product portfolio.



Weir Chief Executive, Keith Cochrane, said: “The R Wales Group enhances the Group’s presence in important growth markets. The Wales Group develops our leading aftermarket offering in the minerals and oil sands sectors, enabling us to deliver quality products more quickly to our customers.”



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CONTACTS

Peter WilliamsP. Eng.

Director, Product Management

Weir Minerals Canada

D 905.542.5167

pwilliams@weiramericas.com



Lori Masters (press only)

Marketing Communications Manager

Weir Minerals North America

D 651.262.3137

lori.masters@weirminerals.com



About The Weir Group PLC

Weir, a FTSE 100 company founded in 1871 and headquartered in Glasgow, Scotland, is a global provider of engineering solutions to the minerals, oil and gas and power sectors. Weir is committed to going where our customers go, with a worldwide network of more than 200 manufacturing facilities and service centres. The business has a presence in more than 70 countries, with over 14,000 staff around the world working in three divisions; Minerals, Oil Gas and Power & Industrial. Weir’s customer base includes the world’s largest mining houses, major oil services businesses and nuclear and conventional power generation companies.



Annual revenues were more than £2.5 billion in 2012, of which more than half came from the provision of services and aftermarket support. Emerging markets contributed 35% of overall Group revenues. See www.weir.co.uk for further information.



About Weir Minerals

Weir Minerals employs nearly 3,000 people worldwide delivering end-to-end solutions for all mining, dewatering, transportation, milling, processing and waste management activities. Weir Minerals has an advanced product range incorporating market leading brands (such as Warman® centrifugal slurry pumps, Geho® PD slurry pumps, Linatex® rubber products, Vulco® wear resistant linings, Cavex® hydrocyclones, Floway® Pumps vertical turbine pumps, Isogate® slurry valves, Multiflo® mine dewatering solutions, Hazleton® specialty slurry pumps, and Lewis® Pumps vertical chemical pumps) covering virtually any application, in any environment. The Weir Minerals global network ensures they are close to their customer wherever they may base their local operations.