CTS Group acquires 'leader' in geotechnical, structural and geo-environmental services

CTS Group (Construction Testing Solutions), a leading provider of Geotechnical Consulting, Construction Materials Testing and Surveying and Monitoring services, have today announced its latest acquisition of Concept Engineering Consultants Limited, a leader in geotechnical, structural and geo-environmental services.

Operating across the UK and with headquarters in London and operations in both London and Coventry, Concept Engineering employs 105 staff. Celebrating 25 years of service this year, the company was originally established in 1997 consulting for civil, structural and geotechnical projects and surveying buildings across London and has since gone on to establish itself as a highly respected provider in this marketplace.

This is the 6th acquisition by the CTS Group over the last 18 months and further strengthens CTS as the market leader in all Geotechnical consulting, Construction Materials Testing and Surveying and Monitoring services and expands and enhances our coring and drilling capabilities.

Chief executive officer for the CTS Group, Phil Coles commented: “Offering superb coring and drilling capabilities, as well as a wide range of high-quality site investigation services will be a strong addition to our growing portfolio of Geotechnical Consulting, Construction Materials Testing and Surveying and Monitoring Services.

“I am delighted that Concept Engineering will become part of the CTS Group and look forward to working with Milan, Anastasia, Natalie, Ivo and the management team to continue to grow the business.

“This latest acquisition complements the previous deals announced over the last two years as we continue to grow and develop a strong team with the skills and knowledge to deliver a quality and trusted service to our customers.”

Concept Engineering’s CEO, Milan Dedic added: “We are delighted to become part of the CTS Group and continue to bring innovative site investigation solutions to our clients. We look forward to the opportunity to expand the business as part of the group and having met the senior leadership team at CTS we believe we have found a company with a similar ethos to our own and see exciting times ahead.

“Together we will be able to offer our clients a market leading range of construction related testing, inspection and compliance services.”

With headquarters in Leicester and a nationwide network of laboratories and offices, offering a wide range of construction testing, inspection and compliance services, CTS supports all sectors of the construction market including infrastructure, commercial, rail, road, residential, airports, tunnelling, mining, and utilities as well as brownfield regeneration.

By Mark Adair – Correspondent, Bdaily

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