A business which helps firms across the world control static electricity has been acquired by an Aim-listed firm for around £17m.
Fraser Anti-Static Techniques employs around 50 people across its three manufacturing sites in Bampton near Tiverton, in Devon, as well as a base in Bristol. It also has sales offices in China and Germany.
The company has made equipment for measuring, eliminating and generating static electricity in industrial applications for more than 25 years.