Tessella buys Analyticon

Tessella Support Services has bought Analyticon and made it a wholly owned subsidiary.

Tessella Support Services has bought Analyticon and made it a wholly owned subsidiary.

Tessella provides custom software for scientific, technical and engineering problems.

Its customers are in the life sciences, energy, chemical, environmental, instrumentation, manufacturing, engineering, transport, utilities and public sectors.

Its 140 staff, based at offices in the UK, US and the Netherlands, deliver services including software design and development, IT consultancy, infrastructure support and project management.

Analyticon specialises in mathematical modelling, analysis and creative thinking.

Its engineers work by developing a fundamental understanding of a client's problem.

Analyticon serves blue-chip companies, government bodies and international organisations, and is strong in the space, military and life sciences sectors.

Kevin Gell, Managing Director of Tessella, said: "Analyticon's services dovetail exceptionally well with our own, and the expanded group will continue to use its unique blend of scientific, engineering and IT skills to solve the most complex of technical and business problems in a highly cost-effective way".

Peter Townsend, Commercial Director of Tessella, said: "We have ambitious plans to expand both organically and through acquisition".

Tessella is about five times the size of Analyticon.

Gell added: "Tessella technical staff are primarily software engineers with a numerate background".

"Analyticon's staff are primarily analysts and modellers who use computing tools as part of their work".

"We see these differences as strengths".

Under the agreement, Analyticon's founder Steve Colling will work with Tessella over the next three months to ensure a smooth handover.

Lawrence Hopkins, Associate Director for Tessella's Cambridge and Stevenage offices, will manage business development with Analyticon's life sciences clients.

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