Ducommun Deals Its Metermaster Division

Ducommun Inc., an electronic component distributor in Cypress, said it has sold its Metermaster division to a subsidiary of Hawker Siddeley Group PLC, an English company, for about $9.8 million.

Metermaster, which Ducommun owned for more than 20 years, distributes electronic test, measurement and control products. Metermaster will now operate as an independent company in Crompton Instruments, a subsidiary of Hawker Siddeley. Crompton Instruments makes electronic measurement and control products.