Herbert expands with PALS

As part of a planned expansion, weigh price labelling equipment supplier Herbert Industrial has purchased PALS Precision Labelling.

PALS is a 30-year-old company based in Oldham, Lancashire, supplying a wide range of labelling systems, mainly to the food, drink and pharmaceutical industries, through its design, manufacturing, sales and customer support in the UK.

It also has a sales and customer support operation in France, which will now complement Herbert Industrial's own operations in that country through distributor Precia Molen.

Herbert Industrial has had a trading relationship with PALS for several years and sees this acquisition as offering natural synergies to both companies. “We will be developing the PALS business in their existing markets," said Leigh-Ondrea Bendall, managing director of Herbert Industrial. “This acquisition offers excellent opportunities for expansion to both Herbert and PALS.”