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Avon Rubber is to close its dairy equipment factory in Melksham with the loss of 72 jobs, in order to transfer production to the Czech Republic. 02-Apr-2009 Avon Rubber has sold its Westbury-based rubber mixing facility to ATR Compounding for £2m, with the transfer of nine staff. 11-Nov-2008 Avon Rubber is to sell Aerosol Gasket, the Wiltshire-based gaskets manufacturer with 68 staff, to South Wales-based Crosslinks for £1.7m. 11-Feb-2008 Avon Rubber is to close its mixing plant at Westbury in Wiltshire in March, with the loss of 61 jobs, having failed to find a buyer. 25-Jan-2008 Avon Rubber is looking to sell its Avon Mixing business, which employs about 65 staff at its rubber components factory in Melksham. 10-Oct-2007 Avon Rubber is to sell its automotive components business to a management buy-out backed by Red Diamond Capital for £63m, and has also announced plans to shed about 100 jobs at its site in Wiltshire. 23-May-2006 Avon Rubber has acquired International Safety Instruments, the US breathing apparatus manufacturer, for £13m. 22-Jun-2005 Avon Rubber has sold Avon Spencer Moulton, the French manufacturer of rubber tracks for construction equipment, to Nova Participations for £3.2m. 24-Nov-2003 Avon Rubber is considering plans to close its car components factory in Trowbridge with the loss of up to 285 jobs, in order to relocate production to eastern Europe. 07-Dec-2001 Avon Rubber is to close its automotive engine parts plant in Croydon with the loss of 150 jobs, in order to transfer work to France and the Czech Republic. 23-May-2000 Avon Rubber is considering plans to close its vehicle components factory in Croydon with the loss of 167 jobs, and production will move to France and the Czech Republic. 12-May-2000 Avon Rubber has sold CQC, the Barnstaple-based body armour business, to management for £3.1m. 21-Oct-1999 Avon Rubber has acquired Industrial Flexo and Proflex through its Spanish subsidiary for £17m. 02-Jul-1999 Avon Rubber is looking to sell its textiles business and some of its smaller automotive operations in order to focus on its core automotive and technical products. 14-May-1999 Avon Rubber is planning to spend up to £100m on acquisitions to expand its auto parts business, particularly in countries such as India, Mexico, France, Portugal and the Czech Republic. 04-Dec-1998 Avon Rubber has awarded a £5.5m contract to Shepherd for the construction of a factory in Westbury, Wiltshire. 19-Nov-1998 Avon Rubber is acquiring Hi-Life Rubber, the US manufacturer of liners for the dairy industry, for £22m, as part of a strategy to expand its product portfolio and geographical coverage. 10-Mar-1998 Avon Rubber is acquiring Cow Polymers, the maker of rubber mouldings for the auto industry, from Unipoly Industrials for £10m. 06-Mar-1998 Avon Rubber is acquiring Zatec, the US maker of cleaning blades for fax machines and printers, for £7.5m. 26-Nov-1997 Avon Rubber has announced its intention to double the size of its automotive components and technical products business over the next three years with new initiatives and selective acquisitions. 09-May-1997 Cooper Tire & Rubber is acquiring Avon Rubber's tyre division for about £60m, as Avon aims to focus on automotive components and technical products. 19-Feb-1997
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