GK makes acquisition in Australia

Crystal Lake, Illinois-based General Kinematics Corp. (GK) has acquired SKALA Australasia, based in Beresfield, Australia, a full-service system integrator and equipment provider focusing on the recycling and mining industries in Australia and New Zealand.

“It is exciting to add this well-respected brand to our organization,” GK CEO Thomas Musschoot says. “We identified a need in the Australian and New Zealand markets to make our mining and recycling system offerings more robust. Bringing the SKALA Australia team on board allows us to immediately make a positive impact on our key markets.”

GK has partnered with SKALA for more than a decade, providing solutions to recyclers and mine sites around Australia and New Zealand.

Incorporated in 1960, GK is of the world’s largest suppliers of vibratory processing equipment, with more than 50,000 General Kinematics units having been installed around the world.

SKALA Australasia as an equipment and systems provider with more than a decade of experience designing, supplying and installing industrial machinery and turnkey systems for the recycling, organics, mining, bulk handling and industrial process sectors.

“We are thrilled to join the GK family," SKALA Australasia Director Simon Toal says. "Combining our successful reputation with the GK brand will allow us improved ways to fulfill the needs of our customer base."