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Product category: Building Industry Health and Safety
News Release from: Jackson Products | Subject: Welding helmets
Edited by the Buildingtalk Editorial Team on 18 December 2007

Jackson Safety acquires welding helmet
maker

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Jackson Safety has purchased Safemaster OY, Tampere, Finland, a market leader in welding helmets in the Nordic Region.

The Company founder, Reijo Lehtonen, has developed a unique range of welding helmet products, which do not exist within the Jackson Safety portfolio Their range of products include light weight combination helmets for both welding and grinding applications, hard hat welding helmet combinations and an innovative welding helmet approach for respiratory applications

This family run business is led by Reijo and he will join Jackson Safety to continue driving sales of the Safemaster and Jackson Safety products within the Nordic Region.

He will also assist the entire Jackson team with his customer, product and industry knowledge and will report directly to Phil Chew, Managing Director, EMEA (Europe Middle East Asia).

Phil Chew said: "Safemaster OY with its unique range of welding helmets, fits perfectly into Jackson Safety's strategy of expanding our welding safety product lines and our continued international market penetration.".

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