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First Technology has sold its crash test dummies business to private equity firm HgCapital for £50m, as parent company Honeywell plans to focus on First Technology's gas sensing and automotive operations. 30-Mar-2006 First Technology, the Surrey-based safety device engineering company, is to be acquired by Honeywell International of the US for £207m. 20-Dec-2005 First Technology, the Surrey-based maker of crash-test dummies and gas-sensing equipment with an estimated value of £226m, is in discussions with a potential bidder. 13-Dec-2005 First Technology has sold RDI, its French component distribution business, to Axess Technology for about £3m. 31-Jan-2005 First Technology is to acquire BW Technologies, the Canadian supplier of portable gas detection instruments, for £106m, and has also announced the acquisition of ATMI's life safety systems division for £6m. 07-May-2004 First Technology is to acquire 90% of EnviteC-Wismar, the German manufacturer of sensor products, for £8.4m. 02-Apr-2004 First Technology has acquired Thames Side-Maywood, the manufacturer of custom load cells for the crash barrier testing and industrial weighing markets, from Halma. 24-Mar-2004 First Technology, the manufacturer of crash test dummies and sensors, is to close its manufacturing plant in Farnborough next spring with the loss of 55 jobs, but will continue to use the site for research and support. 11-Oct-2002 First Technology has acquired HITEC, the supplier of strain gauges, for up to £2.9m. 07-Feb-2001 First Technology is to acquire Capteur Sensors and Analysers, the manufacturer of gas sensors, for £9.4m. 03-Aug-2000 First Technology is to acquire City Technology, the maker of gas-testing equipment, for £100m. 03-Mar-2000 First Technology is acquiring Control Devices, the US supplier of circuit breakers and sensors to the motor industry, for £89m. 24-Feb-1999 First Technology is planning to develop a car-safety system that automatically alerts the emergency services following an accident, using satellite technology and fuel cut-off sensors. 16-Jul-1998
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