Trimble Acquires Second Engineering and Construction Accessories Company

Aug. 1, 2008
Sunnyvale, Calif.-based Trimble last week announced it has acquired privately held SECO Manufacturing Co. of Redding, Calif., in an all-cash transaction. SECO is a manufacturer of accessories for the geomatics, surveying, mapping, and construction industries. Financial terms were not disclosed.

Sunnyvale, Calif.-based Trimble last week announced it has acquired privately held SECO Manufacturing Co. of Redding, Calif., in an all-cash transaction. SECO is a manufacturer of accessories for the geomatics, surveying, mapping, and construction industries. Financial terms were not disclosed.

SECO manufactures and distributes accessories for surveying instruments, lasers, robotics, and mapping and Global Positioning System systems, which includes products such as tripods, prism poles, rover rods, brackets, adapters, carrying cases and backpacks. Along with offering company-branded accessories, SECO also offers custom-made private-labeled solutions.

SECO complements Trimble’s recent acquisition of Crain Enterprises, which was announced in January. The purchase of SECO and Crain allows Trimble to provide the necessary accessories as part of its positioning solutions used in the Engineering and Construction markets. SECO specializes in the development, fabrication and machining of metallic accessory products while Crain is more focused on polymer and composite-based products.

“SECO will enable us to continue to augment our existing product lines by offering additional accessories as part of our solutions portfolio,” said Bryn Fosburgh, sector vice president of Trimble. “Since accessories are important system components, they are often key to achieving total solution performance. The acquisition allows us to better satisfy our user’s needs.”

“We have worked closely with Trimble since the early 1980’s and we believe the acquisition is an ideal fit,” said Mike Dahl, vice president and general manager of SECO. “The acquisition solidifies our industry leadership position and gives us access to further expansion by leveraging Trimble's worldwide distribution channel.”

SECO will be part of Trimble’s Engineering and Construction segment.

Trimble is a global provider of GPS, construction lasers, robotic total stations and machine control solutions. The engineering and construction business of Trimble is focusing on the development of technology and solutions in the core areas of surveying, construction and infrastructure.