Chinese rail company buys UK maritime engineering firm

Posted on 15 Apr 2015 by Callum Bentley

UK ocean engineering product manufacturer Specialist Machine Developments (SMD) has been bought by a subsidiary of China South Rail (CSR).

It’s believed Zhouzou CSR Times Electric paid £130m for the Tyneside firm, which makes remotely operated underwater vehicles, many of which are used in underwater mining. CSR president Liu Hualong said it would help SMD expand its operations and unlock further global opportunities. It will pursue this goal under direction of the existing managerial team. The company currently exports…

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