Compaction Buy
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01 May 2008
Amman, the Swiss—based road building equipment company has taken over Stavostroj, a compaction equipment maker based in the Czech Republic. As CE went to print, Amman had bought 92% of the share capital, and had launched a public offer for the remaining 8%. Stavostroj employs 550 people at its factory in Nove Mesto and exports 90% of the equipment it makes.
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