SunTech Medical (www.suntechmed.com), a market leader in non-invasive blood pressure measurement products and technologies, has been acquired by UK-based Halma p.l.c., a safety, health and environmental technology group.

Halma (www.halma.com) is a group of over 40 companies that develops, manufactures and markets products used to protect lives or improve the quality of life for individuals and businesses worldwide. The company’s business groups focus on industrial safety, health and analysis, and infrastructure sensors.

“Halma has an extensive track record of holding and growing companies, along with an approach that leaves our branding and business operations intact. This allows us to continue towards our vision of being the preeminent supplier of clinical grade blood pressure technology and related products. All these factors make Halma a great fit for SunTech,” said SunTech Medical CEO, Dayn McBee. “The move also provides opportunities for collaboration with other Halma companies, which we expect will extend our reach into new and emerging markets.”

SunTech Medical joins the Health and Analysis subsector of Halma’s Health Optics division. SunTech Medical and its new sister companies Accutome (www.accutome.com), Keeler (www.keeler.co.uk), Medicel (www.medicelag.com), Rudolph Riester (www.riester.de) and Volk Optical (www.volk.com) offer products that assess health, diagnose disease and assist with surgical operations.

About SunTech Medical
For over 25 years, SunTech Medical has been the preeminent supplier of clinical grade blood pressure monitoring products and technologies. Over 75 companies trust SunTech Medical’s OEM non-invasive blood pressure solutions for their patient monitoring needs. SunTech Medical produces the leading cardiac stress test blood pressure monitor and is the world’s foremost manufacturer of ambulatory blood pressure monitoring (ABPM) products. SunTech Medical also offers solutions for in-office blood pressure monitoring as well as a complete line of blood pressure cuffs designed for general and specific applications.

For more information please contact:
Paul Owen
Regional Sales Manager
Tel: +44 7836 271 816, Fax: +44 1865 884 235
E-mail: powen@suntechmed.com
Website: www.suntechmed.com

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Halma p.l.c. (www.halma.com) has won the Innovation Award at the British Business Awards in Shanghai, China. The Award recognises the achievements of Halma’s subsidiaries operating in China who, between them, have introduced over 130 innovative products to the Chinese market since 2006.

Martin Zhang (left) Director of Halma China, receiving the Innovation Award from Roy Brown, Chairman of GKN Plc

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(Photo caption: Martin Zhang (left) Director of Halma China, receiving the Innovation Award from Roy Brown, Chairman of GKN Plc)

Over 20 Halma subsidiaries now operate in China in industries as diverse as water treatment and testing, industrial safety, photonics, laboratory instrumentation and health.

Organised by the British Chambers of Commerce in China, the British Business Awards recognise and promote excellence in innovation, enterprise and endeavour in the British business community in China. The Awards Ceremony and Gala Dinner, held on 7 September in Shanghai, was attended by a host of VIPs including His Royal Highness Prince Andrew, the Duke of York, who is a UK Special Representative for International Trade and Investment.

The Innovation Award recognises organisations that are committed to research and development and introducing innovative and sustainable technology with practical applications. Halma won the award against very strong competition. The judges were particularly impressed by the broad sweep of applications to which Halma’s products are being used in China.

Some examples from Halma’s subsidiaries include:

•    UV water disinfection systems from Hanovia, which have transformed the Chinese bottled water industry by offering chemical-free disinfection.
•    Ocean Optics, who worked with the Research Institute of the Chinese Ministry of Public Security to develop an innovative contraband detecting device.
•    Water leak detecting technology developed by Halma Water Management and used to minimise water loss at the 2008 Beijing Games and the 2010 Shanghai World Expo.
•    Elevator door safety sensors developed by TL Jones and used in many of the country pavilions and public areas of the 2010 Shanghai World Expo.
•    Perma Pure’s humidifiers used in the fuel cell vehicles used to ferry visitors around the 2010 Shanghai World Expo site.

Commenting on the award, Halma’s Chief Executive Andrew Williams said: “I am pleased that our efforts to build businesses in China which can create tailored solutions for Chinese customers have been recognised in this way.  Innovation is one of Halma’s core values and we remain committed to increasing our investment in R&D with China.”

Speaking at the awards ceremony, UK Trade & Investment Chief Executive Sir Andrew Cahn said: “Tonight’s awards are about recognising the enormous achievements made by companies that are promoting British excellence, innovation, enterprise and endeavour in the business community across China as well as celebrating the success of Chinese companies in the UK.

“UK-China relations are growing at a rapid pace. Already this year UK exports of goods to China have increased by 45 per cent, while last year more than 74 Chinese companies invested in the UK. “It is companies like these, doing business on the ground, which are strengthening our business ties.”

For more information please contact either Mr Kuniyur Srinivasan in Halma’s Beijing office (E-mail: srini@halma.com, Tel: +91 22 4200 0700), Bryan Liu in Halma’s Shanghai office (E-mail: bryan.liu@halma.cn, Tel: +86 21 5206 8686) or Damian Corbet in the London office (E-mail: dcorbet@halmapr.com, Tel: +44 20 8511 1821).

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Multinational Extends its Presence into India

Halma has appointed Kuniyur Srinivasan as Managing Director of its new India Hub in Mumbai. Kuniyur has extensive experience of starting up and growing businesses in India and also of selling high quality foreign products into the Indian market. He will play a pivotal role in establishing Halma and its subsidiary companies in India.

Kuniyur, 43, joins Halma from Satisloh AG, an optical machinery manufacturing company, where he served for six years as Country Head, with responsibility for all business aspects in India and the Middle East. He previously held a number of senior sales positions in the industrial products business of a large Indian industrial group, most recently serving as Head of International Business. As well as having a degree in Mechanical Engineering, Kuniyur has a  postgraduate degree in Foreign Trade from the  Directorate General of Foreign Trade.

The new India hub is part of an expansion by Halma into the fast growing economies of Asia. The company recently opened hubs in Beijing and Shanghai, and the Mumbai hub is a continuation of this process. It will initially provide administrative, accounting, legal and business development services to Halma’s subsidiaries, eventually expanding to offer other services such as sales and marketing. Another important role is the provision of R&D and software development assistance to subsidiary companies, taking advantage of India’s highly educated workforce.

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