DEFENCE group Smiths has bought a US company that makes equipment to identify chemicals used in weapons of mass destruction.
Smiths said it had completed the acquisition of SensIR Technologies for £41.5m.
It said the deal would help it build its business serving the security detection market.
SensIR Technologies makes infra-red-based analysers that can identify gaseous chemicals and biological agents.
The company was formed in 1995 and has 110 employees, the majority in the US.
Published: 15/06/2004
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