Legrand Australia has acquired VASS Electrical Industries, strengthening Legrand Australia’s portfolio of brands and solutions for data centre, commercial, industrial and infrastructure sectors.

Combining VASS’ Busway power distribution solutions with Legrand’s existing electrical and digital building infrastructure products will help enable the companies to provide a wider, comprehensive offering to customers.

“Our investment in VASS, and Mechanical Support Systems, demonstrates the active implementation of our growth strategy in the ANZ market and our focus on increasing our local manufacturing footprint,” Legrand ANZ chief executive Palash Nandy says.

“We are thrilled to welcome and work with the team at VASS. I’m confident that our combined market strengths and complementary solutions will improve the lives of our customers and accelerate their electrical, digital infrastructure and sustainability goals.”

The leased data centre sector within the Australian data centre industry is currently undergoing dynamic growth, with an anticipated CAGR of 15% in revenue over the next three years driven by increasing internet traffic, AI and the surge in cloud computing.

Based out of Ingleburn NSW, VASS has been the Australian specialist and market leader in Busway power distribution solutions since 1958 and focuses on the fast-growing data centre market as well as commercial and infrastructure segments.

Data centres are also one of Legrand’s fastest-growing segments, contributing up to 15% of its sales globally.

Legrand Australia now distributes electrical and digital infrastructure solutions under six brands, including Legrand, HPM, Bticino, Starline, Raritan and VASS.

Local manufacturing from its Prestons, Sydney facility represents 40% of Legrand Australia’s revenue.