KLX Aerospace Solutions Acquires John Hassall, LLC’s Laboratory Operations
July 16 2018 - 3:06PM
Business Wire
KLX Inc. (“KLX” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: KLXI), a leading
distributor and value-added service provider of aerospace fasteners
and consumables, has announced that it is acquiring the assets of
John Hassall, LLC’s laboratory operations. John Hassall is a wholly
owned division of Novaria Group.
Specifically, KLX will be acquiring the Laboratory Controlled at
Source (LCS) lab assets and expert technical personnel associated
with managing the lab. This acquisition further supports KLX
Aerospace Solutions’ focus on providing Engine and Engine-related
customers with differentiated and industry leading services to
support their unique product and quality requirements. These newly
acquired capabilities will allow KLX to provide the additional
required testing to support the strict quality requirements of this
customer base.
John Cuomo, Group Vice President and General Manager for KLX
Aerospace Solutions, says, “Acquiring the laboratory operations of
John Hassall will allow KLX to better support the entire Engine
manufacturing market. This allows KLX to ensure the highest level
of product quality with the flexibility to assist our customers
with new part approval from our global supplier base. We will save
our customers time and money, while ensuring adherence to the
highest quality of the products.”
Novaria Group is a diversified manufacturer of fasteners and
critical components used exclusively in aerospace and military
markets. As part of the laboratory sale to KLX, both parties have
formed a strategic partnership, wherein KLX has exclusivity on
certain product lines manufactured by Novaria, as well as
production capacity and preferred pricing for certain products and
programs.
Bryan Perkins, CEO of Novaria Group, said, “This transaction and
strategic partnership deepens Novaria’s exposure to a multitude of
aerospace programs, while providing KLX greater sourcing
optionality and access to Novaria’s proprietary suite of products
and capabilities. It is a true win-win for both Novaria and
KLX.”
About KLX
KLX Inc., through its two operating segments, provides mission
critical products and complex logistical solutions to support its
customers’ high value assets. KLX serves its customers in demanding
environments that face high cost of downtime and require
dependable, high quality just-in-time customer support. The
Aerospace Solutions Group is a leading distributor and value-added
service provider of aerospace fasteners and consumables offering
the broadest range of aerospace hardware and consumables and
inventory management services worldwide. For more information,
visit the KLX website at www.KLX.com.
About Novaria Group
Novaria Group is a cohesive family of precision component
subsidiaries that consistently delivers optimum performance and
sustainable growth within the aerospace and defense marketplace.
For more information about Novaria Group, please visit
www.novariagroup.com.
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