A Kent-based provider of fire-stopping products and services for the construction industry has been acquired by a New York Stock Exchange-listed group.
Firetherm Intumescent & Insulation Supplies, based in Dartford, manufactures and supplies a range of fire-stopping products, intumescent coatings and fire-rated sealants and fibre boards.
They are primarily sold to specialist fire-stopping contractors, general contractors and home builders.
The Dartford company, which has annual sales of approximately $10m (£6.8m), has been acquired by tremco illbruck, owned by Ohio-based RPM International, for an undisclosed sum.
RPM chairman and chief executive Frank Sullivan said: "Firetherm, with its high degree of fire-stopping technical expertise, is a good strategic fit with our tremco illbruck Group and its existing Nullifire intumescent coatings business. The acquisition expands tremco illbruck's product range and capabilities for fire-stopping products and propels it to the leading position for passive fire protection in the UK.
"We expect to grow Firetherm in the UK and internationally by leveraging its products across the tremco illbruck distribution network."