Congleton engineering firm changes hands in multimillion-pound MBO

From left: Patrick Tong, Gary Kitchin, Nick Calow, Carl Krajewski, Andrea Stafford
A Cheshire automation firm, which last year celebrated its 40-year anniversary, has undergone a multimillion-pound management buyout (MBO). HMK Automation Group, which employs 37 staff across its two sites in Congleton, specialises in delivering automation solutions across a range of industries. The deal sees control of the business handed to the long-standing management team led by managing director Gary Kitchin, who has been with the company for almost two decades, taking on the role of MD in 2012. Mr Kitchin said: “In re... You can carry on reading TheBusinessDesk.com for free, but you have reached the maximum number of pages an unregistered user can view. To register for an account, click here or login below...
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