Vaisala - History of Acquisitions and Divestments

History of Acquisitions and Divestments

The Vaisala Group strives for global market and product leadership in selected business areas The goal is achieved mainly by organic growth and supplemented by corporate acquisitions.

  • March 2010 the Group acquired Veriteq Instruments Inc of Vancouver, BC, Canada
  • December 2009, the Group acquired Quixote Transportation Technologies (QTT), a subsidiary to Quixote Corporation.
  • January 2009 the Group acquired Aviation System Maintenance Inc. (ASMI), Kansas, USA.
  • January 2006 the Group acquired Sigmet Corporation of Westford, Massachusetts, USA.
  • July 2005 the Group acquired CLH Inc. of Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.
  • March 2002 the Group acquired Global Atmospherics Inc. of Tucson, Arizona, USA.
  • June 2001 the Group acquired the Meteorological Systems Unit of Radian International LLC of USA.
  • October 2000 the Group acquired Jenoptik Impulsphysik GmbH of Germany.
  • February 2000 the Group acquired Dimension SA of France.
  • October 1999 the Group acquired Handar Inc. of USA.
  • March 1999 the Group acquired AIR Inc. of USA.
  • July 1996 the Group acquired Artais Weather Check Inc. of USA.
  • June 1995 the Group sold Vaisala Technologies Inc. to Breed Technologies Inc. of USA. Vaisala Technologies Inc. (VTI) manufactured silicon capacitive sensors for the car industry.
  • August 1989 the Group acquired the British Thermal Mapping International Ltd. of United Kingdom. Thermal Mapping specialized in measuring the thermal characteristics of roads and runways and in providing forecast models.
  • 1985 the Group acquired Tycho Technologies Inc. of USA, manufacturer of upper air windprofiler.

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