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GW Plastics acquires Ireland-based Avenue Mould Solutions

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Avenue Mould Solutions GW PlasticsGW Plastics said today that it has bought Avenue Mould Solutions, a precision mold building, machining, and injection molding company based in Sligo, Ireland.

The deal enables GW Plastics to have precision mold-making and advanced manufacturing capabilities in North America, Asia and Europe.

Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.

“GW Plastics is thrilled to partner with the Avenue team,” Brenan Riehl, GW Plastics president and CEO, said in a news release.

“Avenue Mould Solutions brings to GW Plastics an experienced and highly-skilled advanced manufacturing workforce, an award-winning mold-building company, and a growing medical device contract manufacturing business that has been successfully serving Ireland and other markets for 30 years,” Riehl said. “We are pleased that Avenue has decided to join GW Plastics and help us continue to expand our capabilities to better meet our customers’ needs on a global basis.”

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Chris Newmarker is the executive editor of WTWH Media life science's news websites and publications including MassDevice, Medical Design & Outsourcing and more. A professional journalist of 18 years, he is a veteran of UBM (now Informa) and The Associated Press whose career has taken him from Ohio to Virginia, New Jersey and, most recently, Minnesota. He’s covered a wide variety of subjects, but his focus over the past decade has been business and technology. He holds bachelor’s degrees in journalism and political science from Ohio State University. Connect with him on LinkedIn or email at cnewmarker@wtwhmedia.com.

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