Townsend Design, Bakersfield, California, announced that its parent company, The Thuasne Group, Levallois-Perret, France, acquired Orthotic Composites, London, England. Thuasne will operate Orthotic Composites as a wholly owned manufacturing unit in Great Britain, and will co-market the products through Thuasne’s existing United Kingdom distribution subsidiary. The products and proprietary fabrication processes developed by Orthotic Composites will be integrated into the manufacturing operations and North American sales network of Townsend Design.
“We are very pleased to provide an international platform for the exceptional technology created by Tim Cooney, the founder of Orthotic Composites,” said Elizabeth Ducottet, CEO and owner of The Thuasne Group.
“It is an exciting evolution for our company to join such a prestigious international business that shares our mission of helping people overcome physical limitations,” said Tim Cooney, CPO, who founded Orthotic Composites in 2011.