Jean-Paul Mindermann, Trelleborg Wheel Systems Industrial Tyres President, commented: “We are delighted to welcome Pircher into the Trelleborg family. Recognising that our global OEM partners are increasingly looking towards aftermarket parts and service as a key source of revenue, over the past three years we have set out to strengthen our service capability across Europe. This acquisition sits perfectly with our strategy of delivering an integrated end-to-end approach for our global OEM partners, as well as giving us a leading service presence in Europe’s four largest forklift markets; Germany, France, Italy and UK.

“We expect the acquisition and integration to be finalized during the first quarter of 2014.”