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Nature of Business
Trescal is the leading European service provider in calibration and measurement service solutions with over 115 sites across 14 countries including France, the UK, USA, Italy and Germany. Headquartered in Paris, Trescal has in excess of 1,500 employees across three continents and serves over 15,000 customers across a range of sectors including defence, aerospace, telecommunications, transportation and automotive.
Investment Overview
We invested in Trescal for a majority stake in 2010. The investment represented a new step in the company’s development, providing a platform to accelerate growth and strengthen its market position through both organic growth and consolidation of the market.
In January 2011 Trescal acquired Dynamic Technology Inc. (DTI), a principal service provider in the USA. 3i’s global network and transatlantic investment experience proved invaluable to the transaction process. The acquisition signified a major strategic development, establishing Trescal in the USA. The business has also strengthened its presence in the UK by acquiring Antech Engineering, a niche calibration business focused on the oil & gas and pharmaceutical industries.
Most recently Trescal acquired Stork Intermes which is the calibration business of Stork Materials Testing, market leader in the Benelux which has a presence in France and Switzerland. This move transformed Trescal into the Benelux market leader and further strengthened its growing pan-European network.