Foxboro's strategy for PCs & peripherals cuts costs

www.purchasing.com | May 20, 1999

Purchasing at The Foxboro Company has put in place a strategy for buying personal computers and peripherals that helps the industrial-controls manufacturer cut buying costs, improve process efficiencies, and satisfy rigorous requirements of both internal and external customers.

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U.K.-based Siebe, BTR agree to merge

www.controleng.com | Dec 1, 1998

London, U.K.—In yet another megamerger, Siebe plc and BTR announced plans Nov. 23 to merge and create a new company—called BTR Siebe for now—worth a combined $12.63 billion. The agreement calls for BTR shareholders to receive 0.533 new BTR Siebe shares for every former BTR share, while Siebe

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BTR Siebe

BTR Siebe is planning to sell its automotive and paper technology businesses in order to raise £1.9bn and focus on controls and automation. 25-Mar-1999 BTR Siebe, the recently-merged engineering group, is to change its name to Invensys in order to reflect its emphasis on innovation and invention.

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