Wangara-based electronic tagging products manufacturer XTAG Australasia Ltd has acquired neighbouring company SEDCO Communications, in a move the company says will increase its footprint in South East Asia.
Wangara-based electronic tagging products manufacturer XTAG Australasia Ltd has acquired neighbouring company SEDCO Communications, in a move the company says will increase its footprint in South East Asia.
SEDCO, a healthcare communications manufacturer, is a leading maker of nurse call products for use in busy hospitals, whereas XTAG's main product is a system designed to prevent the unauthorised removal of infants from maternity wards.
The combined companies will be 100 per cent owned by the Burrell family of Perth. Managing director of the combined group is Mark Burrell.
The full text of a company announcement is pasted below
XTAG Australasia the RFID manufacturer has acquired Perth based SEDCO Communications, the Healthcare Communications manufacturer. The acquisition will strengthen XTAG's footprint in SE Asia, while opening several new lines of business and creating significant opportunities for the merged entities. The acquisition also represents a major opportunity for SEDCO to advance its leadership in Healthcare communications being able to offer Aged Care and Hospital organisations worldwide total emergency communications. The combination of XTAG and SEDCO will create an unparalleled communications platform for Healthcare facilities around the globe.
"Effective communications is at the heart of operational excellence," said Mark Burrell, Managing Director of the combined group. "By combining the leader in Nurse call and Hospital communications with the Market leading Active RFID solutions provided by XTAG, we will create an extraordinarily powerful communications package for Healthcare and other vertical markets."
"The brand equity of both companies is significant, SEDCO which is ISO 9002 quality certified with its deserved reputation for reliability, rich feature set, robustness and customer focus is an excellent match for XTAG with shared values in regards to its client base".
SEDCO with a successful history going back to 1969 has the largest installed hospital base in Australia, many of those hospitals have been customers for over 20 years. The international division of SEDCO has been growing rapidly with recent multiple large hospital projects being won in India, Indonesia, Malaysia and Saudi Arabia.
One of the fastest growing Active RFID companies, XTAG was formed in 2004. After several years R and D, XTAG developed an infant protection system to prevent unauthorized removal of infants from maternity wards. The success and growth has been phenomenal with hundreds of major hospitals in Europe and the Middle East relying on XTAG to provide that extra level of security and peace of mind for parents. XTAG applications have grown considerably and current projects include highly effective solutions for Manufacturing, Logistics, Retail, Mining as well as Healthcare.
The group, which is 100% Australian owned by the Burrell family, is committed to developing both the domestic and export markets with highly trained and certified distributors in all states and territories as well as country specific partners.
