ELECTRIC.IE • The Magazine & Website for the Irish Electrical Industry • 29 Industry News Kempston Controls Completes Acquisition of MEM from Eaton Electrical ‒Kempston Controls have announced the acquisition of MEM (Midland Electrical Manufacturing). The deal, completed on the 1st December 2021 includes Eaton’s MEMMEMSHIELD 1 & 2 and Cranes range. The aim is to continue MEM’s history of innovation by developing, manufacturing, and selling these dependable product ranges for years to come. and sales teams, MEM will continue to innovate, manufacture, and sell products for many years to come, catering to the needs of an ever-growing industrial and commercial marketplace that demands quality products at the best possible price. Richard Regan, Group Managing Director of Kempston Controls, said: “This is a great acquisition for Kempston Controls and we are very excited to continue the development of MEM as a leading UK manufacturer.” Founded in Birmingham 1908 by Walter Barber, MEM initially found success designing and manufacturing switch & fuse gear and in 1927 began to produce products such as the ‘Ironclad’ switch range and fuse gear to meet the demands of a rapidly modernising industry. Constantly innovating, MEM was one of the first companies to introduce cartridge fuses, and by the early 1960s, their range of products included switches, fuses, motor control gear, electric fires, and convectors. In the early 60s, MEM opened a new factory in Holyhead, Anglesey, and announced their first range of Miniature Circuit Breakers, a product line that they would become famous for. In 1971, Delta Metal Co. acquired MEM and consolidated several divisions under the MEM brand, during the early noughties the electrical division of Delta, including MEM, was acquired by the Eaton Corporation who continued with the company’s tradition of providing worldleading products. Going Forward With the support of Kempston Controls’ technical department The product ranges include: • MR30, MBH, MCH, MDL, devices for use with legacy distribution MEMSHIELD 2 and Bill Talisman Plus boards as well as Memera 2000 range of domestic consumer unit + QB, MB, MC, MD 6K and 9K MCBs used with MEMSHIELD 1. • Crane Control range The acquisition of MEM creates Kempston Controls (Manufacturing), a new division in the Midland Automation Group that will focus on the development of new & innovative products. Unit 1 Coes Road, Dundalk, Co. Louth, A91 Y6FH. Tel: 042 9359393 Email: electrical@kempstoncontrols.ie
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