Activate Group specializes in technology-led accident management, risk screening, repair, claims, and fleet management services.
Fastway Couriers Ireland is an award-winning global franchise organization established in 1983, specializing in courier services tailored for various sectors, including online retail, wine, stationery, electrical supplies, print production, fashion, and confectionery. The company is known for its unique approach, where franchisees deliver cost-effective and reliable courier services supported by advanced technology, including online parcel tracking and tracing. Fastway Couriers provides a range of services, including export, import, parcel return, and same-day delivery, making it an ideal choice for individual consumers, small to medium-sized businesses, and prominent international e-tailers.
D3O is an innovative company specializing in impact protection solutions through the development of patented smart materials. Its technology, based on non-Newtonian fluids, produces shock-absorbing materials utilized across various sectors, including motorcycle, sports, footwear, electronics, military, and workwear. D3O® gained recognition during the 2006 Winter Olympics when it was adopted by the US and Canadian ski teams for its advanced soft armor. The company's products are characterized by their lightweight, flexible, and breathable design, providing effective protection without compromising comfort. D3O continues to lead the market in impact protection and shock absorption, offering pioneering solutions that enhance safety for soldiers, professional athletes, and industrial workers alike.
Wholebake produces and supplies energy bars for vegetarians and the company offers its products through health and food shops, as well as online. It is situated in the United Kingdom and the company was founded in 1984.
Cross Rental Services is a provider of Refrigeration & Catering and Climate Control rental equipment to blue-chip customers across a diverse range of end markets, including retail, manufacturing, and facilities management. The Refrigeration & Catering Equipment division is the partner of choice to a wide variety of clients including leading retailers, food producers, events/exhibitions, and the hospitality sector. Cross has a focus on providing quality equipment on long-term contracts to give customers certainty of costs and an alternative to the Capex model. The Heating, Cooling & Dehumidification division is focused on delivering temperature control solutions through equipment such as boilers, chillers, heaters, air conditioning, and dehumidifiers units to a wide array of clients in industries including facilities management, pharmaceuticals, and construction.
Eton Bridge Partners is Executive search and Intremin management.
D-Orbit S.r.l. is an Italian New Space company founded in 2011 and headquartered in Sesto Fiorentino, Italy. The company specializes in providing solutions for satellite design, development, launch, commissioning, and decommissioning, with a focus on enabling the safe disposal of artificial satellites to mitigate space debris. D-Orbit offers a range of services, including last-mile delivery of satellites, orbital transportation, and space logistics, aimed at optimizing operations both in orbit and on the ground. By streamlining all phases of a satellite mission, D-Orbit enhances spacecraft design, reliability, and resource utilization while reducing operational costs. The company operates with a commitment to social benefit and environmental sustainability, catering to the needs of satellite owners and operators in a rapidly evolving space marketplace. With approximately 35 employees, D-Orbit also has subsidiaries in Washington, DC, and Lisbon, Portugal.
SCX Special Projects is an engineering company that specializes in the design and engineering of complex lifting, materials handling, and kinetic architecture projects. The firm provides innovative solutions tailored for the construction industry, focusing on challenging mechanical moving requirements in sectors such as nuclear, defense, aerospace, and sports stadiums. By offering expertise in these areas, SCX Special Projects helps clients execute heavy projects safely and efficiently.
D-Orbit S.r.l. is an Italian New Space company founded in 2011 and headquartered in Sesto Fiorentino, Italy. The company specializes in providing solutions for satellite design, development, launch, commissioning, and decommissioning, with a focus on enabling the safe disposal of artificial satellites to mitigate space debris. D-Orbit offers a range of services, including last-mile delivery of satellites, orbital transportation, and space logistics, aimed at optimizing operations both in orbit and on the ground. By streamlining all phases of a satellite mission, D-Orbit enhances spacecraft design, reliability, and resource utilization while reducing operational costs. The company operates with a commitment to social benefit and environmental sustainability, catering to the needs of satellite owners and operators in a rapidly evolving space marketplace. With approximately 35 employees, D-Orbit also has subsidiaries in Washington, DC, and Lisbon, Portugal.
Merson Group is a digital signage and place branding company based in the United Kingdom. It specializes in designing, manufacturing, and installing a wide range of signage products for various sectors, including airports, automotive, education, retail, and leisure. The company's offerings encompass transport signs, rail signage, highway signs, and branding signage, as well as digital signage and interior and exterior treatments. Merson Group aims to help its clients effectively brand and advertise their products and services, enhancing visibility and engagement in diverse environments such as office spaces and stadiums.
Mergon is a manufacturer specializing in the design, development, and production of plastic moldings for various sectors, including automotive, healthcare, and industrial markets. The company focuses on creating assemblies and components that are crucial for its clients' needs. Mergon offers a range of services such as rapid prototyping, additive manufacturing, pilot production, and regulatory compliance, alongside conventional extrusion blow molding. This comprehensive approach enables Mergon to effectively address the demanding production requirements of its customers.
Aspirations Care is a specialist care provider focused on supporting adults, children, and young people with complex needs, including mental health challenges, learning disabilities, and autism spectrum conditions. The company offers supported living and community support services designed to empower individuals with profound learning disabilities and other challenging behaviors. By fostering skill development and confidence, Aspirations Care aims to enhance the quality of life for those transitioning from secure settings and those requiring tailored assistance in their daily lives.
The Pebble Group provides products, services, and technology to the global promotional products industry, operating through two main segments: Brand Addition and Facilisgroup. Brand Addition focuses on designing, sourcing, and delivering creative promotional merchandise and branded products for major clients across various sectors, including health and beauty, fast-moving consumer goods, transport, and technology. Facilisgroup caters to small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) promotional product distributors, offering a subscription-based platform that includes digital commerce solutions, consolidated buying power, and community learning opportunities. Headquartered in Manchester, United Kingdom, The Pebble Group was incorporated in 2019 and aims to support the diverse needs of its clients and partners in the promotional products market.
Fastflow is a leading, mid-market asset maintenance company, operating in the UK support services and infrastructure sectors. We have a 600-strong workforce deployed across the UK with offices in Oxford, London, Washington (Tyne & Wear), Scotland, Warrington and Reading. Our mission is to enhance the efficiency of our customers’ assets by providing sustainable, innovative, value adding service delivery and to contribute positively to the communities and built environment in which we operate. Fastflow’s sustainable business model has endured since 2005 when asset maintenance specialist, Fastflow Pipeline Services, was acquired from Northumbrian Water Ltd by current owner, CEO and Chairman Neil Armstrong. This entrepreneurial spirit continues to underpin the growth of the company. Today we deliver 80% of Northumbrian Water Group's clean water services across the UK (North East and Essex regions) and this continues to be one of our key strategic relationships. Fastflow Pipeline Services is also a long term delivery partner for Scottish Water and Anglian (Hartlepool) Water. Our customer portfolio includes leading water, energy, social housing, local authority and central government asset owners. Fastflow’s gas transmission business, Fastflow Energy Services, designs and builds critical national infrastructure on behalf of the UK energy transmission network owners, including FTSE 100 global utility National Grid. Our property asset maintenance specialist, DW, serves four of the country’s largest Social Housing Providers including A2 Dominion, Catalyst Housing and Southern Housing Group.
Raymond Brown Minerals & Recycling Ltd offers recycled aggregate products for drainage, concreting sand block paving, concrete mix, capping layer sub base for road and path construction, sub base, piling mats general purpose fill for raising levels, parks and open spaces, flower beds, prime locations, and sports applications.
Sambro International Limited is a designer and manufacturer of children's products, specializing in toys, art and craft items, stationery, bags, and wheeled goods. Established in 1989 and headquartered in Bury, United Kingdom, the company operates showrooms in the UK, Holland, and Hong Kong, and markets its products online across Europe. Sambro's offerings include a diverse range of novelty products that cater to various brands, targeting the needs of children and their families.
Access Hire Nationwide Ltd
Acquisition in 2014
Access Hire Nationwide Ltd supplies and rents vehicle mounted elevated work platforms and specialist vehicles.
Welfare Hire Nationwide specializes in the sale, purchase, and rental of portable buildings, welfare units, and storage solutions. The company offers mobile and static welfare pods designed to provide temporary eating and washroom facilities for workers across various sectors, including construction, sports and leisure, healthcare, education, and corporate industries. By focusing on short to medium-term hire contracts, Welfare Hire Nationwide enables employers to create a comfortable and functional working environment for their employees.
Kelling Group is a specialist hire group that operates in the UK equipment rental market, focusing on sectors such as rail, power, telecommunications, street lighting, utilities, and highways infrastructure. The company comprises three operating businesses and is led by a team of experienced professionals who possess deep knowledge of the industry. Kelling Group is committed to investing in market-leading products that differentiate their offerings and enhance quality. Their services include vehicle-mounted access, welfare unit hire, and other specialized rentals designed to provide luxury and comfort while incorporating eco-friendly features that lower carbon emissions and operational costs. Through its innovative approach and dedication to improving service quality, Kelling Group aims to address the challenges of poor quality and underinvestment prevalent in the UK rental market.
Wellbeing Software Group is a UK based SME encompassing 4 market leading healthcare companies that have developed and maintained innovative clinical information systems, contributing to the management of the healthcare .
BXTAccelyon is one of the leading partners to hospitals and clinics worldwide in providing LDR brachytherapy to treat prostate cancer. LDR Brachytherapy is proven to be an effective and minimally invasive prostate cancer therapy with significant quality of life benefits over alternative treatments. It is a form of radiation therapy where a sealed radiation source is placed inside or next to the area requiring treatment. It is given at a short distance: localized, precise, and high-tech.
Axis Well Technology is the UK’s largest independent consultancy providing fully-integrated Well Technology and Reservoir Development solutions both within the UK and internationally. Axis provides specialist expertise for the complete asset lifecycle, from exploration and initial phases of field conceptual design, through field development planning, well operations and field monitoring to well abandonments.
Volvox Group provides parts and services to the transportation industry. Volvox Group Limited manufactures and distributes automotive lighting and electrical products in the United Kingdom.
Ring Automotive Limited, founded in 1974 and based in Leeds, United Kingdom, specializes in the manufacturing and distribution of vehicle lighting and auto-electrical products. The company offers a wide range of products, including automotive bulbs, accessory lighting, HID conversion kits, and performance bulbs. Additionally, it provides auto electrical components such as aerials, cables, horns, and relays. Ring Automotive also caters to specific markets with motorcycle products, commercial vehicle equipment like beacons and camera systems, and various inspection tools. Their portfolio includes portable power solutions, torches, and towing accessories, as well as original equipment products for both line and aftermarket applications. The company serves trade and retail markets domestically and internationally, emphasizing quality and innovation in automotive electrical products. As of May 2019, Ring operates as a subsidiary of OSRAM Licht AG.
Private Equity Round in 2010
Integrated Pharmaceutical Services IPS Ltd manufactures unlicensed compounded medications and formulations for community and hospital pharmacists, and dispensing doctors. It offers oral solutions and suspensions, ointments, nasal sprays, eye drops, creams, and oral dosage forms. The company provides bespoke, batch, and imported products; and special obtains.
Integrated Pharmaceutical Services IPS Ltd manufactures unlicensed compounded medications and formulations for community and hospital pharmacists, and dispensing doctors. It offers oral solutions and suspensions, ointments, nasal sprays, eye drops, creams, and oral dosage forms. The company provides bespoke, batch, and imported products; and special obtains.
The Landscape Group Ltd. is a provider of comprehensive landscape services based in Roswell, Georgia. The company specializes in grounds maintenance, tree surgery, street cleaning, and landscape construction for a variety of environments, including parks, gardens, amenity green spaces, woodlands, beaches, and nature reserves. In addition to these services, The Landscape Group offers landscape design, seasonal planting, and landscape supplies, as well as pickup and delivery facilities to meet the diverse needs of its clientele.