# Tsurumi Pumps takes majority stake in UK distributor Obart, renamed Tsurumi Pumps UK

Japanese pump maker Tsurumi became majority shareholder of British distributor Obart in Maidstone, Kent, which now trades as Tsurumi Pumps UK from 1 September 2023. The move gives Tsurumi six sales companies in Europe.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2023-09-05
- Where: Maidstone, Kent, United Kingdom
- Status: completed
- Products: pumps
- Sectors: [Pumps and Valves](https://endata.com/sectors/pumps-valves.md)

## Companies

- [Tsurumi Pumps](https://endata.com/companies/10963.md) (acquirer)
- [Obart](https://endata.com/companies/10964.md) (target)

## Sources

- [pumpindustry.com](https://pumpindustry.com/category/corporate-news/page/61/), 2023-09-05: "The British distributor Obart from Maidstone in Kent now trades as Tsurumi Pumps UK."

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