MANN+HUMMEL Completes Acquisition of Hardy Filtration

Signing of Acquisition – from left to right: Graham MacDonald, Geneviève Hardy, Luc Girard

• Larger footprint and new center for manufacturing operations in Canada
• Expansion of the product Portfolio in the Areas of heating, ventilatin and air conditioning (HVAC)

Ludwigsburg (Germany) / Quebec (Canada) August 5, 2019 – MANN+HUMMEL today announced it has finalized the acquisition of Hardy Filtration, a Canada-based air filtration company. This will expand the global footprint and manufacturing capabilities of Tri-Dim Filter Corporation´s business, which MANN+HUMMEL acquired in 2018. MANN+HUMMEL is a global, family-owned company providing filtration solutions for automotive and industrial applications, indoor, industrial & public air quality, and the sustainable use of water. Hardy Filtration, founded in 1993, further expands MANN+HUMMEL’s offering in innovative air filtration solutions. Hardy has been developing, manufacturing and marketing a large variety of filtration products for various applications, such as air filters, paint booth filters and dust collector bags for more than 25 years.

“We are committed to expanding in the air and water filtration industries, and we are excited to announce the addition of the Hardy team less than a year after the successful addition of Tri-Dim Filter Corporation to our group,” said Sean Cromie, President & General Manager of MANN+HUMMEL’s Life Sciences & Environment business unit.  “After the Tri-Dim acquisition in summer 2018, a subsequent acquisition of Hardy made perfect sense to increase our ability to satisfy and grow our Canadian customer base.”

“The merger with Tri-Dim Canada provides expanded market share and opportunities to grow the combined businesses throughout Canada”, adds Werner Lieberherr, President & Chief Executive Officer of MANN+HUMMEL. “Localized production and a committed sales team are key enablers to meet market needs and foster further growth in Canada. We are very excited with the Hardy acquisition to be able to announce this new center of Canadian manufacturing operations in Quebec and look forward to enabling our combined teams to succeed together. We consider French speaking Canada an especially important area for further growth and can now ensure it gets the dedicated focus it needs.”

Headquartered in Trois Rivières, Quebec, Canada, Hardy is a privately-held air filtration company with over 80 employees.  Hardy Filtration is a provider of a full-line of HVAC filtration products and services, dust collectors, compressed air treatment systems and residential filters. The acquisition of Hardy expands Tri-Dim´s portfolio and production footprint in Canada, providing increased growth opportunities for the MANN+HUMMEL Group.  Hardy will continue to operate through its Trois Rivières headquarters with Geneviève Hardy & Luc Girard as part of the Management team.  

Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

About MANN+HUMMEL

MANN+HUMMEL is a leading global expert for filtration solutions. The company group with its headquarters in Ludwigsburg, Germany, develops solutions for motor cars, industrial applications, clean air in interior spaces and the sustainable use of water. In 2018 the group achieved sales of approx. 4 billion euros worldwide with more than

20,000 employees at more than 80 locations. The products manufactured by the group include air cleaner systems, intake manifold systems, liquid filter systems, plastic components, filter media, cabin filters, industrial filters and membrane filters.

Further information about MANN+HUMMEL is available at www.mann-hummel.com

 About Tri-Dim

Tri-Dim Filter Corporation, a member of the MANN+HUMMEL Group, is a leading manufacturer of HVAC filtration products and services in North America.  The company is headquartered in Louisa, VA with locations throughout the United States and Canada.  Tri-Dim is the leader in offering innovative filtration products and solutions in HVAC filtration, liquid filtration, IAQ testing, air purification equipment and gas phase filtration.  Tri-Dim Filter Corporation has 19 locations in the United States and Canada and approximately 800 employees. 

Further information about Tri-Dim Filter Corporation is available at www.tridim.com.

About Hardy Filtration

For over 25 years, Hardy Filtration has developed, manufactured and marketed a wide range of filtration products for a variety of applications: air filters, paint booths, dust collector bags and compressed air. Thanks to its team of experts, its complete range of products and its outstanding service, Hardy Filtration is able to serve the various needs of its customers effectively. Clients in the industrial, real estate and commercial sectors, in painting and finishing as well as in dust collection at the mining, industrial, asphalt and cement plants can count on decades of expertise.

More information about HARDY FILTRATION is available at www.hardyfiltration.com