German Giant Buys US Infrastructure Firm
German industrial services firm Bilfinger Berger has expanded its operations in the United States by announcing the takeover of American construction and infrastructure services firm Westcon Incorporated.
Bilfinger Berger executive board member Thomas Tpfer says the acquisition fits in well with the German industrial giant’s expansion plans in the US, where its current activities revolve primarily around industrial facility maintenance in the oil and gas industry in the southern part of the country.
Tpfer says Westcon, which is based in North Dakota and whose range of services includes piping systems, steel construction, plant assembly and plant maintenance and repair, is well positioned to capitalise on the huge investments currently being made in shale and other alternative gases in the north and east of the country.
