Topcon Europe and Roadware: ‘highly complementary’ products

Topcon Europe has acquired Roadware in the form of a business and assets deal. Roadware, based in Apeldoorn, The Netherlands,develops smart electronics and software aiming to fully automate and control road construction machines and processes. Topcon designs and manufactures precise positioning products and solutions for the global surveying, construction, agriculture, civil engineering, mapping and GIS, asset management and mobile control markets.To Roadware’s founder Joop Mennink said: "After many years o
July 5, 2012 Read time: 1 min
342 Topcon Europe has acquired Roadware in the form of a business and assets deal.

Roadware, based in Apeldoorn, The Netherlands, develops smart electronics and software aiming to fully automate and control road construction machines and processes. Topcon designs and manufactures precise positioning products and solutions for the global surveying, construction, agriculture, civil engineering, mapping and GIS, asset management and mobile control markets.

Roadware’s founder Joop Mennink said: "After many years of close partnership with Topcon, the company integration is an important step to take our technology to the next level. The products of both companies are highly complementary and will offer ourcustomers a truly seamless product portfolio, covering basic and most advanced automation needs.”

Ewout Korpershoek, managing director of 5962 Topcon Europe Positioning, said: "The road construction industry is still in an early stage when it comes to automation. The combination of Roadware and Topcon provides state-of-the-art solutions.”

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