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The Jacto Group, a leader in agricultural solutions and technologies, announces the acquisition of Solo Kleinmotoren GmbH (“Solo”), a German company specializing in the manufacture of manual, motorized and battery-powered sprayers, as well as blowers and cutting machines. With customers in more than 70 countries, Solo has factories in Germany and the USA, an assembly line in China and distribution centers in Chile and New Zealand.
The acquisition is part of Jacto Group’s growth strategy and represents a combination of core values shared by both companies: commitment to innovation, customer focus and excellence in product quality. Solo will maintain its brand and portfolio, developed over 77 years of advancements in agricultural technologies.
“This move will allow Jacto and Solo to access complementary markets and offer even better products and services to customers around the world. In addition, the technologies common to both companies provide ideal conditions for synergy for new developments, manufacturing and distribution,” says Ricardo Nishimura, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Jacto Group.
With a history spanning 77 years and a presence on five continents, the Jacto Group operates in the agricultural, polymer application technologies, transport and logistics, handling and storage, cleaning and medical-hospital equipment segments.
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