Recently founded building consultancy Contollo Group has marked its second acquisition with the purchase of mechanical and electrical (M&E) consultancy, TACE.
Contollo, backed by private equity firm NorthEdge, acquired the specialist building-services consulting-engineering practice for an undisclosed sum.
Contollo was founded in 2023 and previously completed its inaugural partnership in February with Abacus, a leading cost and project management consultancy.
TACE has offices in Manchester, Liverpool and London, and serves the public and private sectors with a focus on education, sports facilities and multi-unit accommodation.
It has a staff of 35, who will remain within the business operating from their existing office locations.
Ruth Percival, CEO of Contollo Group, said: “TACE has a reputation for excellence in engineering with a specialism in highly sustainable, large-scale, government-backed projects and we’re very proud to welcome them to the Contollo Group.
“Contollo was established to bring together highly respected regional consultancies, to create a national multi-disciplinary group and TACE is the first M&E consulting business to join.
“We’ve built a great relationship with the leadership team and look forward to working with Nigel Griffiths, Nick Thomas and James Massey to help build our nationwide capacity and we expect to make further acquisitions imminently.”
Nigel Griffiths, director TACE, added: “Joining the Contollo Group is the perfect next step for TACE as our business evolves.
“It will enable us to offer greater scale, expand our additional services and build our range of sector-specific capabilities.
“Working within the Contollo Group will allow us to offer the same exceptional service to our clients, whilst also bringing extra benefits through our shared expertise and values.”
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