# Usco Group acquires Midland Steel Traders (MST)

Italian company Usco Group acquired Midland Steel Traders (MST), a Gateshead-based supplier of parts for earthmoving and construction machinery.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2019-03-27
- Where: Birtley, Gateshead, United Kingdom
- Status: completed
- Products: undercarriage components for earthmoving machinery
- Sectors: [Steel and Metal Products](https://endata.com/sectors/steel-metal-products.md)

## Companies

- [Usco Group](https://endata.com/companies/38273.md) (acquirer)
- [Midland Steel Traders](https://endata.com/companies/38274.md) (target)

## Sources

- [chroniclelive.co.uk](https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/business/business-news/gateshead-steel-company-taken-over-16037723), 2019-03-27: "We are proud of the acquisition of MST, our historical undercarriage components dealer in Great Britain."

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