	senior engineering makes mln dlr us purchase senior engineering group plc said it reached agreement with cronus industries inc to uire the whole share capital of south western engineering co for mln dlrs cash this sum is being financed by a term loan south western is one of the u s s leading manufacturers of heat transfer equipment with a turnover of mln dlrs and pre tax profits of mln in completion of the deal is conditional on approval under u s hart scott rodino regulations which is expected within days some dlrs is payable immediately mln dlrs payable on completion with the balance due by june reuter 
