Desser Tire & Rubber Co. Acquires UK Based Aircraft Tire Specialist Watts Aviation
Desser Tire & Rubber Co., LLC. (“Desser”) announced that it has acquired Europe’s leading aircraft tire distributor, Watts Aviation (“Watts”). Located in Gloucestershire, England, Watts distributes a broad range of tires and tubes for aviation as an authorized distributor for major tire brands.
Watts enhances Desser’s global footprint and further solidifies Desser’s commitment to being a global leader in specialty aerospace distribution. Moreover, the combination of Watts and Desser creates the opportunity to enhance service to its current customers via its broadened, transatlantic footprint, and win new customers as a result of its extended geographical reach. The newly expanded company will continue its focus on providing its customers exceptional levels of product support and service.
About Desser (www.desser.com)
Desser Tire & Rubber Company, headquartered in Montebello, CA, with an additional facility in Memphis, TN, is a leading, specialty aviation supplier offering aircraft tires and tubes to OEM and aftermarket customers in over 100 countries. Desser also holds Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) approvals for high speed aircraft tire retreading, wheel and brake services, produces aviation transparencies as well as hydraulic hose assemblies for aftermarket applications. Desser is a portfolio company of Graham Partners www.grahampartners.net, a private investment firm focused on investing in businesses with advanced industrial technologies, innovative product offerings, and leading market positions.
