Operating Company Industrial Services

CTS Group

East Goscote, Leicestershire, United Kingdom

Formerly known as CTS, CTS Group (construction testing solutions), CTS Group (construction testing)

UK-based provider of construction materials testing, structural and pavement investigations, subsidence and ground investigations, calibration/certification services, and compliance/inspection across the built environment and infrastructure markets, supported by a nationwide network of laboratories and offices.

Focus Areas
Construction materials testing, Structural and pavement investigations, Subsidence investigation

Tracked deals

6

6 tracked deals across 2021-2022.

Recent pace

0

0 tracked deals announced in the last 12 months.

Deal mix

Addon

3 addon · 3 buyout

CTS Group Acquisition Volume by Year

Last 2 years

Acquisition volume by year Annual acquisition counts for the last 2 years for CTS Group. 2 2021 4 2022

Supporting Data

Recent Transactions

  • Buyer
    CTS Group, Palatine
    Target
    In Situ Site Investigation Limited
    Location
    East Sussex, United Kingdom
    Type
    Addon

    CTS Group, backed by private equity firm Palatine, has acquired geotechnical and geo-environmental specialist In Situ Site Investigation Limited. The St Leonards-on-sea business (37 employees) will expand CTS's ground investigation and site testing capabilities as part of its ongoing buy-and-build growth strategy to broaden geographic coverage and service offerings across the infrastructure and construction markets.

  • Buyer
    CTS Group, Palatine
    Target
    Concept Engineering Consultants Limited
    Location
    Leicestershire, United Kingdom
    Type
    Addon

    CTS Group, the Palatine-backed construction testing and geotechnical services platform, has acquired Concept Engineering Consultants Limited. The acquisition — CTS's eighth since Palatine's investment in 2018 — expands CTS's geotechnical consulting, coring, drilling and site investigation capabilities and brings Concept's ~105 employees and Leicester headquarters into the group.

  • Buyer
    Construction Testing Solutions (CTS)
    Target
    GT Certification
    Location
    West Midlands, United Kingdom
    Type
    Buyout

    Construction Testing Solutions (CTS) has acquired GT Certification, a UK-based measurement services company specializing in construction materials testing and torque and force calibration. The deal expands CTS's materials testing and calibration capabilities and brings GT's 39 staff and Tipton laboratory into CTS's nationwide network.

  • Buyer
    Construction Testing Solutions (CTS)
    Target
    Mason Evans
    Location
    Scotland, United Kingdom
    Type
    Buyout

    Construction Testing Solutions (CTS) has acquired Mason Evans, a Glasgow-based geo-environmental consultancy founded in 1995. The deal expands CTS’s geographic coverage into Scotland and enhances its geo-environmental, geotechnical and environmental monitoring capabilities to better serve construction, energy/waste and public-sector clients.

  • Buyer
    Construction Testing Solutions (CTS), Palatine Private Equity
    Target
    Silkstone Environmental Limited
    Seller
    Mark Barrett, Jill Barrett
    Location
    South Yorkshire, United Kingdom
    Type
    Addon

    Construction Testing Solutions (CTS), backed by Palatine Private Equity, has acquired Sheffield-based Silkstone Environmental Limited (SEL), a 12-person environmental consultancy specialising in minerals and waste planning & permitting, site investigation, environmental monitoring and surveying. The bolt-on deal expands CTS's environmental, landfill and quarry monitoring and permitting capabilities across the UK; Silkstone's former owner Mark Barrett will remain with the business.

  • Buyer
    Construction Testing Solutions (CTS)
    Target
    Nicholls Colton Group Ltd
    Seller
    Ian Elliot
    Location
    Leicestershire, United Kingdom
    Type
    Buyout

    Construction Testing Solutions (CTS) has acquired Nicholls Colton Group Ltd, an independent construction testing and consultancy business headquartered in Leicester. The deal brings over 100 staff and in‑house chemistry testing capabilities to CTS, strengthening its UK construction testing offering and creating operational synergies; former owner Ian Elliot will join CTS as a Director to support integration.

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