Pan-European fluid power partnership
PARKER Hannifin, the world’s largest diversified manufacturer of motion and control technologies, and Brammer plc, the only pan-European distributor of technical components and related services to customers in the maintenance, repair and operations (MRO) markets, have signed a strategic pan-European partnership agreement which is designed to extend considerably the level of support and product availability that both companies offer to customers throughout the fluid power sector.
Initially covering 15 countries and targeting growth in key MRO markets, the new agreement will provide guaranteed supply of Parker pneumatic, hydraulic, filtration and instrumentation components and systems to key accounts and end-users in industries including manufacturing, process, transport, construction and logistics.
Charly Saulnier, Parker Hannifin president Europe, the Middle East and Africa, said: ‘The partnership with Brammer in Europe represents an important element in our long-term strategy to make Parker products available rapidly and at competitive cost to every customer, no matter where they are located or in which market they operate.’
Brammer group chief executive Ian Fraser added: ‘The Brammer organization is growing fast throughout Europe and we’re delighted to be partnering with Parker. There is a natural synergy between our two companies in the MRO sector, with Parker’s extensive product portfolio being complemented by our specialized knowledge of distribution on a pan-European scale.’
The new partnership agreement covers the following countries: The UK, Ireland, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Belgium, The Netherlands, Austria, Switzerland, Poland, Hungary, Slovakia, and the Czech Republic.
