U-Nova acquires Canadian hose maker

RICHMOND HILL, Ontario (May 26)—U-Nova Hose & Duct Group has acquired hose manufacturer, Techose, in St. Cesaire, Quebec. Techose does business in the U.S. as Associated Hose in Indianapolis. The purchase includes Techose´s 45,000-sq.-ft. manufacturing plant and its lines of food and beverage transfer hose, as well as its group of cable hoses for robot welders. Techose had about $5 million in sales last year and employs 40.