Quartz Coatings Ltd acquired by dmg events 31-01-2014

Specialist exhibitions and publications business Quartz Coatings Ltd has been acquired by DMGT's international exhibition and publishing company, dmg events.

The deal gives dmg events a significant share of the global paint and coatings exhibitions market. Its Middle East Coatings Show is already managed by Quartz Coatings, while the company itself organises a further five events in South East Asia, Central America and North Africa. It also publishes two of the industry's leading titles.

Commenting on the acquisition, Geoff Dickinson, CEO of dmg events, said, "The coatings sector is a fast growing specialist market that complements our Big 5 construction events.

It allows us to develop our existing Middle East Coatings Show and is in line with our desire to build our presence in the South East Asia and Latin America through geo-cloning and strategic acquisitions.

I am excited to be working with Ian Faux, Vice President of Quartz Coatings and his team and look forward to developing our Coatings portfolio and associated activities in the coming years".

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