India’s Trivitron Healthcare acquires The Kennedy Company, USA

Indian firm Trivitron Healthcare has acquired 100 per cent shareholding in the US-based The Kennedy Company, a leading manufacturer of radiation protection X-ray shielding material and acoustic barrier products. Trivitron intends to fully support all existing operations and further expand manufacturing capabilities and develop a cutting-edge Technology Park in Scottsboro, Alabama focussed on the latest advancements. The campus will soon house multiple manufacturing and R&D facilities focusing on Trivitron’s core segments – Medical Imaging, In Vitro Diagnostics, Intensive Care and Cardiology Equipment & Consumables. This campus will act as the manufacturing hub for the United States of America operations of the Trivitron Group. Post integration, the new entity would become a part of Trivitron Healthcare Americas, operating as Kennedy Vinyl for the existing X-ray shielding and acoustic noise control business and Kennedy Radiology for Radiation Protection Products manufactured in the US.