The Eaton Corporation has bought Integ Holdings, the parent of Integrated Hydraulics, the UK manufacturer of screw-in cartridge valves, custom-engineered hydraulic valves and manifold systems. Terms of the deal have not been disclosed.

"This acquisition expands the geographic presence of Eaton’s hydraulics business, enhances its current hydraulic product portfolio, and helps us become a more significant partner for European customers," says William VanArsdale, president of Eaton’s hydraulics business.

Integrated Hydraulics, which was founded in Kenilworth in 1972 by Malcolm Kelly, is a market leader in the development of hydraulic cartridge valves and integrated electrohydraulic control circuits. The company, which employs about 290 people, now occupies more than 5,000m² of office and factory space at its headquarters in Warwick. It also has a US office, warehouse and assembly/test facility in Ohio, and in 2004 opened an office in Germany.