Based in Chichester, the Wixroyd Group has three leading UK brands of differentiated mechanical components. With a 70 year history, it has a reputation for high quality “c-class” components delivered with an excellent level of service to its 9,000 customers. The Wixroyd Group manufactures and supplies one of the broadest ranges of innovative mechanical components, with a strong product portfolio of over 100,000 products available across the online range providing solutions for product design and engineering challenges.

The acquisition is Essentra’s first since it outlined its new strategy as a pure-play components business. The acquisition of Wixroyd Group expands Essentra’s capabilities in hardware components and creates significant additional cross-selling opportunities across a range of Essentra’s current end markets.