BMT Group Acquires Hi-Q Systems
27-Aug-2008
International design, engineering and risk management consultancy, BMT Group Ltd, has announced a strategic addition to its group of companies with the acquisition of Hi-Q Systems Ltd.
Basingstoke-based Hi-Q Systems offers clients effective enterprise architecture and requirements services as well as providing a specialist resourcing service. It focuses on working with clients to bring clarity to establishing needs for procurement and business change.
The company, whose clients include the Ministry of Defence, WS Atkins, BAE Systems, Thales, Electricité De France and Centrica, complements the skills and offering provided by existing group company, BMT Sigma Ltd. Through both BMT Sigma and Hi-Q Systems, BMT will offer an expanded sector-leading service to support clients' needs in integrated performance management, business improvement and complex decision making processes.
Welcoming Hi-Q Systems into the group, BMT Group Chief Executive Peter French said: "Hi-Q Systems is a high performance knowledge business, whose culture, entrepreneurial spirit and client-focus fit perfectly with the ethos of BMT and complements existing strengths within the group.
The arrival of Hi-Q represents another step in BMT's continued expansion, through acquisition and organic growth to cement our position as one of the world's leading knowledge based engineering and design consultancies."
BMT Sigma Managing Director Gary Smith said: "There is a strong synergy between Hi-Q Systems' strengths and BMT Sigma's Integrated Performance Management offering. With BMT Sigma and Hi-Q Systems working together, BMT is now home to two of the leading players in process improvement. "
Hi-Q Systems co-founder and Managing Director Dr Ray Toomer said: "BMT is a natural home for Hi-Q Systems. The group is committed to excellence in delivery for clients, providing the best in systems and brains to maximise value, effectiveness and project performance.
We are proud that Hi-Q Systems is joining the BMT family and that the newly named BMT Hi-Q Systems team will now be participants in the BMT Employee Benefit Trust ".
