Los Angeles-based C.R. Laurence Co. Inc. (CRL) has acquired Ebcor Group Holdings Ltd. in Manchester, England. “We see this acquisition as the official launch of our European strategy,” says Donald E. Friese, chief executive officer of CRL. “Ebcor will act as the European headquarters for CRL Europe, and will be responsible for that operation, as well as our existing CRL operation in Bad Wimpfen (Stuttgart), Germany.” CRL will make investments in facilities in the UK and Germany. In Rochdale, an industrial/commercial section of Manchester, the company will construct a 75,000-square-foot (6968-m2) facility, which is in addition to the existing facilities with more than 37,700 square feet (3502 m2) of floor space. In addition, CRL purchased a 30,200-square-foot (2806-m2) facility outside of Stuttgart. For more information, visit
www.crlaurence.com.