Archive: August 2002
GE moves into the fire product market
August 1, 2002Chelsie Woods
PLAINVILLE, Conn.-General Electric Corp. announced plans in early July to buy a manufacturer of commercial grade fire alarm systems, a deal that would fill out the portfolio of products offered by its GE Interlogix division.
Plans call for GE Industrial Systems to buy Kilsen, a privately held fire detection and control systems company in Barcelona, Spain. The company soon will become part of the GE Interlogix, GE Industrial Systems Security & Life Safety business team.
Terms of the deal were not...