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SURFACE PREPARATION
IRN NOVEMBER-DECEMBER 2013
Bartell Morrison buys the UK’s SPE Group
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anadian concreting specialist Bartell
Morrison acquired SPE Group (Surface
Preparation Equipment) in the UK during
the summer. Bartell said brand names and product
lines will stay the same, with new products being
planned.
John Hill, SPE group managing director, said; “The
coupling of the SPE product range, along with those
of Bartell will result in a partnership that will add
strength, expertise in design and growth for all
products. More strategic global coverage is already
being phased in with the addition of SPE Global Ltd.
and SPE North America Ltd. which will mirror the UK
processes already in place.”
John Locke, president of Bartell Morrison, said
WerkMaster moves to larger HQ
After six years in its North Vancouver location, Canadian surface preparation company WerkMaster
has moved to a much larger facility in Burnaby in the east of the city. The company said the location
will expand production capacity to meet growing worldwide demand for its floor care equipment and
maintenance products.
“Our product distribution has grown significantly since leading companies like Braxton-Bragg, Global
Industrial and Home Depot.com are now selling WerkMaster’s products,” said Brian Wilson, president of
WerkMaster.
“A select number of Home Depot Tool Rental stores in Toronto and Vancouver are now renting the
Scarab, Termite XT and Viper XT for concrete surface preparation, leveling and flattening concrete,
polishing concrete, refinishing wood decks and hardwood floors.”
WerkMaster makes concrete polishing and surface preparation equipment, stone, terrazzo, VCT and
vinyl restoration and refinishing equipment and hardwood floor sanding machines.
head planetary floor grinder (above), which has
been developed to provide a medium sized product
that grinds to a polished finish using orbital grinder
technology.
SPE says the DFG 460 allows the operator to grind
medium to large areas to a fine finish, eliminating
swirl marks that can be left by conventional grinding
methods. The DFG460 has single speed options for
general surface preparation tasks in 110 V/ 220 V
single phase, and 380 V/415 V in three phase.
“The SPE Group adds an excellent element of
vertical integration for both companies. SPE will
strengthen Bartell’s presence while Bartell will give
SPE a strong foothold in the North American surface
preparation market.”
Since the acquisition, both Tony Mansfield, the
founder and former chairman, and Paul Mansfield,
long-standing sales director, have left the company.
Bartell markets walk behind power trowels, ride-on
power trowels, vibratory plate compactors, surface
preparation machines, cut-off saws, diamond
blades, Morrison screeds, sprayers, spreaders and
internal eccentric vibrators.
One of the new surface preparation products
being planned for early 2014 is the DFG 460TM triple
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