SMT Scharf AG, technology and world market leader for rail-bound railway systems for the mining sector, has acquired a 100% interest in two UK-based suppliers of mining equipment from Billington Holdings plc for around € 2.0 million. Read the full press release at http://smtscharf.com/cms/upload/IR_PDF/2010/e-SMT_Scharf_Ad_hoc_Billington_final.pdf