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Advanced Drainage Systems Closes Acquisition of National Diversified Sales, a Subsidiary of Norma Group SE
HILLIARD, Ohio, February 02, 2026--Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc. (NYSE: WMS) ("ADS" or the "Company"), a leading provider of innovative water management solutions in the stormwater and onsite wastewater industries today announced that it has completed the previously disclosed acquisition of the water management business of Norma Group SE (DAX: NOEJ), known as National Diversified Sales ("NDS").
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