Amtek acquires J L French assets

New Delhi, Jun 5 (UNI) Vehicle parts maker Amtek Auto Ltd today said it has acquired the assets of UK-based J L French's Ltd Witham (JLF) for an undisclosed amount.

With the acquisition, the company will be able to expand its customer and product portfolio as well as attain technological edge in automotive component manufacturing, especially in aluminium high pressure die-casting segment, a statement said.

JLF is engaged in the business of manufacturing HPDC aluminium for automotive application.

JLF Witham facility is capable of generating sales revenue of 120 million dollars.

It currently makes a variety of aluminium castings for the likes of Land Rover, Jaguar, Trellborg, Ford and PSA (Peugeot).

The J L French's business has been developed to offer die-casting solutions including product design, simulation, testing, rapid prototyping, high pressure die-casting, precision machining and assembly.

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