# HBT acquires Waratah Engineering from Questas Group

HBT entered into a Share Purchase Agreement to acquire Australia-based coal mining equipment company Waratah Engineering from Questas Group. Waratah specializes in remanufacturing longwall roof supports and producing shuttle cars and bolters.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2023-08-03
- Where: Argenton, New South Wales, Australia
- Status: announced
- Products: longwall roof supports, continuous miners, roadheaders, shuttle cars, bolters
- Sectors: [Mining Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/mining-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [Questas Group](https://endata.com/companies/5166.md) (partner)
- [HBT GmbH](https://endata.com/companies/70860.md) (acquirer)
- [Waratah Engineering](https://endata.com/companies/71817.md) (target)

## Sources

- [hbt-group.com](https://hbt-group.com/hbt-acquires-coal-mining-equipment-specialist-waratah-engineering-from-questas/), 2023-08-03: "This acquisition marks a significant milestone for HBT as we continue to build and develop our distribution capabilities, whilst enhancing our product portfolio."

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