# AQ Group acquires Rockford

AQ Group, a global manufacturer of components and systems, acquired Rockford, a UK-based supplier of wire harnesses and electromechanical systems for the defense industry. Rockford will become part of AQ's Wiring Systems business area.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2024-07-10
- Where: United Kingdom
- Status: completed
- Products: wire harnesses, electromechanical systems
- Sectors: [Automation and Robotics](https://endata.com/sectors/automation-robotics.md)

## Companies

- [AQ Group](https://endata.com/companies/31782.md) (acquirer)
- [Rockford](https://endata.com/companies/78547.md) (target)

## Sources

- [finansavisen.no](https://www.finansavisen.no/borsmeldinger/2024/07/10/e3d8523f-99c7-5b4e-bc53-9dc843919093/aq-group-acquires-rockford), 2024-07-10: "The purpose of the deal is to expand AQ's customer base, to broaden our offer in wire harnesses and electromechanical systems to the UK and to grow in our strategic area of defense industry."

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