Japanese tyre manufacturer Bridgestone has acquired the operations of its US aircraft-tyre distributor Thompson Aerospace from Rene Charvillat. The unit had 1996 sales of about $20 million.
Source: Flight International




1997-11-19T00:00:00+00:00
Japanese tyre manufacturer Bridgestone has acquired the operations of its US aircraft-tyre distributor Thompson Aerospace from Rene Charvillat. The unit had 1996 sales of about $20 million.
Source: Flight International
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