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Handicare: moving forward – growth strategy

by Editor on June 6, 2009 in Home Healthcare, Press Release, linkedin

Press Release: Handicare: moving forward – growth strategy The German healthcare market, like most healthcare markets today, is undergoing fast and necessary change in order to serve a dynamically growing customer base – notably the aging population with increasing need for enhanced mobility. Handicare has been recognised as a leading supplier of a wide range [...]

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Sunrise Medical Divests Patient Aid (Guardian) Business To Medline – What’s Next

by Frank Barlin on November 10, 2008 in China Manufacturing, Editorial, Home Healthcare, Investors

Sunrise announced that they have divested their US and South America Guardian business. (by the way the Guardian brand was never strong in their European business). Sunrise CEO Michael N. Cannizzaro said: For Sunrise Medical this is an important step in our strategy of being the industry’s leading Mobility and Seating Company. We will work [...]

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Handicare Continues On The Acquisition Trail – Linido Holland

by Frank Barlin on November 3, 2008 in Editorial, Home Healthcare, Investors

Handicare continues it’s aggressive acquisition strategy in Europe, now entering the bath aid segment with Linido – a company based in the Netherlands. They further continue to build on their presence in the Netherlands following it’s Movingpeople and Freelift acquisitions. Linido generally caters to the higher end bath products segment and is a relatively small [...]

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Permobil Acquires Lifestand France

by Frank Barlin on June 1, 2008 in All, Editorial, Healthcare Marketing, Home Healthcare, Investors

This acquisition comes as no surprise and fits not only with the Permobil value added product line but establishes a larger footprint in the French market – a market so far largely shunned by other large Nordic players like Etac and Handicare. This represents another investment for Nordic Capital, relatively new owner of Permobil. It [...]

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Handicare – First Acquisition Of 2008 – Homecare Top 3 European Companies – Whats Next?

by Frank Barlin on February 6, 2008 in Editorial, Home Healthcare, Investors

Per-Gunnar Borhaug, CEO Handicare AS and Hardy Brännström President Romedic AB announce the acquisition of Romedic by Handicare. Handicare AS acquires RoMedic AB in Sweden and strengthens its position internationally within lifting-, transfer- and positioning products for elderly and handicapped. Handicare’s revenues are estimated at over 225 million Euros ($320 million) putting it in our [...]

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