Monday, December 23, 2013

Barnes International Acquires Henry Filters and HR Black from the Previous Ownership of DURR AG

Barnes International, Inc.
814 Chestnut St.
Rockford, IL, 61105
USA


Press release date: December 23, 2013

Barnes International, Inc. Acquires Henry Filters and HR Black, from the previous ownership of DURR AG as part of its continued growth strategy.

Henry Filters
A Division of Barnes International, Inc.
555 Van Camp Drive
Bowling Green, OH  43402

Effective December 23, 2013, this acquisition of Henry Filters and HR Black includes the product lines, intellectual properties (engineering designs, standards and project documentation), product trademarks, replacement parts interests and related inventories and manufacturing facilities in Bowling Green, Ohio.

Henry Filters, as a division of Barnes International, supplies coolant filtration systems for automotive manufacturers, part suppliers, machine tool manufacturers, aerospace, energy, as well as the steel industry. Henry Filters is a leader in vacuum filter technology, pressure filter and magnetic separation systems and serves its customers in thousands of applications worldwide.

HR Black Company, Inc., as a division of Barnes International, is a producer of conveyorized industrial filtration systems used commonly in the washer industry.

"The combination of Barnes, Superior, AFC and now Henry Filters allows us to offer an even more extensive range of filtration solutions to our customers" states Bill Kirchner, President of Barnes International, Inc.

"We couldn’t be happier in bringing these two leading companies together. Both Barnes and Henry Filters share a rich history in producing outstanding quality equipment and delivering exceptional service to our customers. Together, our combined strengths will allow us to serve our customers well into the future.” states David Gollob, CEO of Barnes International, Inc.

Barnes International, Inc. is a globally recognized leader in the design and manufacture of high quality, individual and decentralized industrial coolant filtration equipment for the metal cutting and grinding industry. Since 1907, Barnes International's history of technological leadership has been a key factor in its success.

As an integral part of Barnes International, Inc., Henry Filters, along with Superior Filtration, and Advanced Filtration Services offer its services throughout North America. We will look forward to accepting your inquiries and quotation requests for complete filtration systems, along with continuing support for replacement parts and service for your existing Henry Filters and HR Black filtration systems.

For inquiries please contact:
Henry Filters - Matt Kerwin, Sales Manager – Office:  (419-728-1670)
Cell: (419-343-9604) - email: matt.kerwin@henryfilters.com
Barnes International – William Kirchner, President – Office:  (815-966-2514)

Cell: (815-742-1758) - email:  kirchner.bill@barnesintl.com