{"id":18128,"date":"2023-11-20T13:41:46","date_gmt":"2023-11-20T12:41:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.utilcell.es\/?p=18128"},"modified":"2024-03-26T10:39:15","modified_gmt":"2024-03-26T09:39:15","slug":"acquisition-of-utilcell-announcement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.utilcell.es\/en\/news\/acquisition-of-utilcell-announcement\/","title":{"rendered":"ACQUISITION OF UTILCELL ANNOUNCEMENT"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>20\/11\/2023 &#8211; I am pleased to announce <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ricelake.com\/\">Rice Lake Weighing Systems<\/a>\u2019 acquisition of Utilcell, a global manufacturer of load cells and weighing instrumentation, headquartered in Barcelona, Spain. Founded in 1980, Utilcell manufactures and markets under the Utilcell and Thames Side brand names with other several locations as in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Morocco and India.<\/p>\n<p>Utilcell will continue to operate from these locations and existing management will remain throughout the transition. Customers can continue to direct communications to existing contacts in the Utilcell organization. Going forward, Ricard Sabat\u00e9 will assume General Manager responsibilities while maintaining his current role as Sales Director. Steve Parkman will become President of Utilcell in addition to remaining COO of Rice Lake Weighing Systems.<\/p>\n<p>This acquisition strengthens Rice Lake\u2019s global presence in the weighing industry and enhances our mission to provide world-class solutions for all types of weighing and measurement applications. We are proud to welcome Utilcell into the Rice Lake family of companies and are committed to grow and provide opportunities for employees worldwide. The Sabat\u00e9 family has built an incredible organization and we look forward to working with them as we combine the strengths of our companies to better serve customers around the globe.<\/p>\n<p>Thank you,<\/p>\n<p>Mark Johnson, Jr.<\/p>\n<p>President, Rice Lake Weighing Systems<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>20\/11\/2023 &#8211; I am pleased to announce Rice Lake Weighing Systems\u2019 acquisition of Utilcell, a global manufacturer of load cells and weighing instrumentation, headquartered in Barcelona, Spain. Founded in 1980, Utilcell manufactures and markets under the Utilcell and Thames Side brand names with other several locations as in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Morocco and India. 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