ENGINEERING services provider Edwin James Group has completed the acquisition of Automated Control Solutions Holdings Limited and its subsidiaries Automated Control Solutions Limited and ACS Electrical Engineering Limited, together trading as ACS.
The deal, agreed for an undisclosed sum, is tipped to expand the group’s digitalisation offering, growing its systems integration and OT automation capacity.
Edwin James Group revealed that all staff will be retained, including the leadership team, which will work with group CEO Christopher Kehoe and EJ Peak Technology Solutions executive director Michael Thomas to integrate the business.
Established in 1998, Burton-based ACS is a control systems integration services provider that delivers services across two divisions: Systems Integration and Electrical Engineering. The business specialises in software and electrical-based control solutions for the manufacturing sector.
Christopher Kehoe, CEO at Edwin James Group, said, “ACS is a business we have known and admired for some time, and we believe their blend of skills, knowledge and specialist experience is a perfect complementary fit for our business. With shared customers and a highly skilled team, ACS will enhance our existing industrial digital skillset.
“Following our successful funding round with Aliter Capital in February last year, we have been executing our buy-and-build growth strategy. ACS is a testament to our commitment to strategic expansion. ACS is a well-run business and I’m looking forward to working with Paul and the team to integrate ACS into the group.”
Paul Cantrill, MD at ACS, added, “It’s really exciting to be joining the Edwin James Group. Our two businesses share a number of customers and the same values including a commitment to high quality service. Edwin James is going from strength to strength, and being part of a national organisation will provide structure and greater scope for growth for ACS and its employees.”
