Mayfield Village, Ohio, USA. 2009.10.26 - Preformed Line Products Co. (Nasdaq: PLPC) has announced that it will buy the Dulmison business from Tyco Electronics Ltd. (NYSE: TEL). The transaction is expected to close within 90 days.
 

 
Dulmison designs, manufactures and markets pole line hardware and vibration control products for the global electrical utility industry. Dulmison is based out of Australia with operations in Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia, China, Mexico and the United States. The acquisition of Dulmison will strengthen Preformed's position in the power distribution and transmission hardware market and will expand its presence in the Asia-Pacific region.
 
Preformed's Chief Executive Officer and President, Rob Ruhlman stated, "The acquisition of Dulmison brings with it a talented group of industry professionals with a keen understanding of our core products, technologies and customers. This, coupled with the complementary fit of Dulmison's global business operations, will strengthen our overall product range and allow us to better serve our customers worldwide".
 
Founded in 1947, Preformed Line Products is an international designer and manufacturer of products and systems employed in the construction and maintenance of overhead and underground networks for energy, communications and broadband network companies.
 
Preformed's world headquarters are in Cleveland, Ohio, and the Company serves its worldwide market through international operations in Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, England, Mexico, New Zealand, Poland, South Africa, Spain and Thailand.
 
For nearly half a century, Preformed has been supplying Australian utilities. Many original products remain an integral part of the electricity grid today, highlighting the exceptionally high quality product standards which were delivered. The company' ISO 9001 certification and R&D commitment ensure that these high standards are maintained in products being developed and delivered today and into the future.
 
Digital Tsunami has delivered websites for Preformed and its' subsidiaries; Rack Technologies, one of the largest privately owned manufacturers of equipment cabinets and accessories in Australia and New Zealand and Rackpac a brand of leading edge cabinets designed for technologically advanced security and data centre applications.
 
Between the 3 sites, well in excess of a thousand products are presented online. All 3 sites are updated and expanded by PLP personnel through the integrated DeployControl content management system (CMS).
 
Digital Tsunami's capabilities encompass all aspects of marketing communications solutions including: eStrategy, film, identity, interactive, photography and print for global brands, MNCs and innovative SMEs across the globe.