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News Release from: Epsilon Test Services
Edited by the Engineeringtalk Editorial
Team on 08 April 2008
Safety tester joins facilities group
The PHS Group has acquired Epsilon as part of its strategy to broaden its range of services.
Electrical safety testing specialist Epsilon Test Services has been acquired by workplace service provider the PHS Group The deal was completed on 4th April 2008 for an undisclosed sum
This article was originally published on Engineeringtalk on 21 Nov 2003 at 8.00am (UK)
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Epsilon specialises in portable appliance testing (PAT), periodic fixed installation testing and thermal imaging.
The company was formed in 1993 and has experienced year-on-year growth, recording a profit increase last year of over 300%.
The PHS Group acquired Epsilon as part of its strategy to broaden its range of services.
The group has a strong track record of acquiring successful specialists in the facilities market and now has divisions that offer a range of services that include washroom services, drinking water dispensers, confidential waste destruction, waste management and interior and exterior landscaping.
Both parties cite synergy as their motivation for the sale.
Epsilon's Managing Director Mark Blanchfield comments: "We are delighted that Epsilon will be joining the PHS Group and see this as the right foundation for future growth".
"As a company we have invested heavily in technology and have strived to set the benchmark for quality of service in our industry".
"Our approach of focusing on the customer and exceeding their expectations is very much in line with the PHS ethos".
"As a parent group PHS offers a great deal of support and has an established customer base of over 200,000".
"We look forward to offering electrical testing services to those existing customers while continuing to win new business".
Peter Cohen, Chief Executive of the PHS Group, adds: "Epsilon Test Services is a very successful business with a track record of development and growth".
"Their electrical safety services complement the existing PHS portfolio and will be an asset to the group".
Epsilon will continue to be run by the existing management team.
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