October 27, 2023- Medicom Group (“Medicom”) announces the acquisition of the Humask portfolio, including Humask, Humask Pro, Humask Pro Vision, Humask Kids, and its related assets from Entreprise Prémont (“Prémont”). The transaction also includes the technologies and intellectual property developed by the Louiseville, Mauricie-based company.
“Founded amid the pandemic, Prémont was a mission-driven company with a strong innovative streak, especially in material and mask design. With their focused marketing efforts, it is no surprise that Humask became a household name amongst the Quebec population. As part of our continued commitment to providing quality, leading-edge infection prevention and control solutions, we are pleased to expand the availability of these products to new markets and to further develop the technologies into new solutions that meet everchanging market needs,” commented Guillaume Laverdure, CEO of Medicom.
“It is with great pleasure and pride that we announce today that our range of innovative masks is now owned by Medicom, the Quebec-based company with a solid global presence and unquestionably the industry leader best positioned to continue promoting the Humask product range for years to come. This transaction will ensure the continuity and availability of our range of innovative protective equipment, proudly developed right here in Quebec. I’d like to personally thank all the staff and partners who have worked so hard to make Entreprise Premont/Humask a leader in the field, ” commented Luc Girard, former founding vice-president of Entreprise Premont.
Humask products can continue to be ordered directly via the Humask eshop, until such time it will be incorporated into Medicom’s retail shop: https://shop.medicom.com/