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Particle Measuring Systems Announce Acquisition of Environmental Monitoring Services Limited and EMS Particle Solutions

Author(s)Jill Murphy

EMS is a leader in the cleanroom industry, delivering complete cleanroom monitoring and control solutions, services to customers, and ensuring quality by design from inception to process control.

Particle Measuring Systems Inc. announced the acquisition of Environmental Monitoring Services and EMS Particle Solutions and their parent company on Oct. 2, 2023. According to the press release, EMS is a leader in the cleanroom industry, delivering complete cleanroom monitoring and control solutions, services to customers, and ensuring quality by design from inception to process control.

Particle Measuring Systems has experience in contamination monitoring and control for cleanrooms and aseptic manufacturing environments. Additionally, the acquisition aligns with Particle Measuring Systems’ strategy to be direct in every major geographical market to best support and service customers with advanced contamination monitoring and control solutions. Their partnership with EMS will last approximately 30 years as an exclusive sales and service channel for customers in these strategic territories.

“It has been gratifying to grow EMS over the last 30 years,” said Dave Nolan, managing director at EMS, in a press release. “This is an exciting and natural next step for our organization and I’m looking forward to continuing as part of this great team.”

“We are always looking for ways to provide our customers with better solutions while maintaining our strong growth trajectory and being recognized as an employer of choice by our employees,” said interim Particle Measuring Systems, Inc. President, Mark Fleiner, in a press release. “Acquiring EMS helps us achieve these goals while also preparing for continuity of service and solutions in this strategic geography.”

Source: Particle Measuring Systems (PDF press release)


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