New Acquisition Strengthens Position for European Supplier of Environmental Monitoring Equipment

Environnement S.A (France), European supplier of environmental monitoring equipment, and the company PCME Ltd., European supplier of continuous particulate monitors for industrial processes, are proud to announce the acquisition of PCME by Environnement S.A. It allows the enlarged group to offer worldwide, the most advanced and wide range of solutions to match present and future challenges in respect of process or regulatory environmental monitoring requirements for industrial processes.

This alliance will immediately contribute to the market release of a new range of innovative flow emission
monitors, and accelerate both Research and Development in joint projects for innovative in situ instruments. Each entity will keep its own autonomy, retaining the current management team and employees. The two companies are now concentrating their efforts to the anticipated strong growth of their activities provided by the synergies. It will benefit their respective customers, partners and employees in terms of expertise, quality and services.

François Gourdon, President and founder of Environnement S.A declares "we are very enthusiastic about the opportunities that we’ll be able to provide to our worldwide industrial customers. The expertise of PCME for the monitoring of particulate in industrial processes, combined with the expertise of Environnement S.A in the monitoring and detection of very low concentrations of gas and fine particulate, including PM10 or PM2.5, will definitively provide new generation of equipment for the industrial regulatory market”. 

William Averdieck, Managing Director and founder of PCME Ltd. adds: “Both management teams have known each other for many years, and have respect for the success they have both achieved in similar markets with complementary product lines. The strong partnership announced July 22nd will boost our organic growth plan and strategy, allowing us to double our revenue within 5 years, reaching new customers, new markets and new applications worldwide, while maintaining our strength as an innovative (and passionate) manufacturer of particulate and flow instruments".