Sapa Building Systems today sold its HatiCon operations to the German solar mounting company Mounting Systems GmbH. HatiCon produces, markets and sells aluminium extrusion-based mounting systems for the solar industry.
The agreement means Mounting Systems GmbH will immediately take over operations for HatiCon Germany GmbH, including the U.S. company HatiCon Solar.
“Combining Mounting Systems and HatiCon will be an opportunity to create on strong and competitive player in the photovoltaic and solar thermal mounting systems industry,” said Karsten Lundgaard, executive vice president and head of Sapa Building Systems.
Sapa delivers aluminium solutions to customers in the solar industry globally; however, HatiCon has been the only unit in Sapa delivering branded systems to this industry.
“Going forward Sapa will not be operating with branded systems in this industry but rather continue as a supplier of aluminum extrusions to companies like Mounting Systems,” Lundgaard said.
With acquiring HatiCon, Mounting Systems continues growing as a specialist for innovative and high-quality racking system solutions for photovoltaic and solar thermal systems, both nationally and internationally.
“Uniting Mounting Systems and HatiCon is an important milestone for our company,” said Stefan Spork, managing director of Mounting Systems. “With acquiring HatiCon, we gain valuable know-how in racking systems solutions, especially for on-roof systems. This fits perfectly in our product portfolio and the services we offer and will benefit our customers.”
HatiCon’s production activities and head offices are in Pinnow, Germany. The company also has offices in Güterfelde, Germany and Ontario, California. HatiCon employs about 100 people.
The companies agreed on keeping the purchase price confidential. The brand “HatiCon” and all associated functions, like administration, management and infrastructure, will be continued for now.