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...Jim McColl has vowed to press on with an ambitious acquisitions programme after announcing the sale of his ClydeUnion pumps company to SPX, the US engineering group, for £750m in cash....
...An important move in ClydeUnion’s expansion was Mr McColl’s £620m acquisition of several pump-related businesses from Textron, a US conglomerate in 2008....
...Among the company’s other operations is ClydeUnion, the Glasgow-based company taken on three years ago when it was in danger of being closed by previous owners Weir Group....
...He says that ClydeUnion, which makes large pumps worth up to $1m, is a good example of his company’s approach to growth....
...The companies in the Clyde Blowers network include ClydeUnion Pumps, which comprises several pump makers including Weir; the UK-based David Brown hydraulics equipment and gear businesses and Maag, a Swiss...
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