tbf Contracting join forces with RSK

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The Directors of tbf Contracting and BTS Group are pleased to announce the sale of their group of businesses to engineering and environmental services company, RSK Group Ltd.

This merge will enable both tbf Traffic and tbf Scaffolding to develop their businesses, expending into new geographical areas and gaining access to new clients and contracts. It will also allow the companies to strengthen their services for long-standing clients.

RSK is a privately owned company with 36 international offices, 2500 staff and an annual turnover of £200m. The company’s head office is located in Helsby, near Chester. Some of the areas that RSK specialise in are environment and planning, archaeology, ecology, landscape design, land and development engineering, auditing and environment and health and safety.

Halley MacCallum, Managing Director of tbf Contracting and BTS Group, said:

“There are many synergies between our companies and RSK offers us market access to work on HS2 and other contracts which we are keen to get on tender lists for. This is also a very exciting opportunity for our staff members and our businesses to expand into new fields.”

RSK will be able to utilise the vast and extensive knowledge that the teams across tbf Contracting and BTS Group possess, as well as nearly 30 years of experience within their respective sectors.

Dr Alan Ryder, RSK’s founder and CEO, said:

“RSK is delighted to join forces with the BTS Group and the tbf Contracting businesses and their extremely skilled workforce. They are excellently run businesses, which have a good cultural fit with RSK. Their teams have an impressive track record of delivering innovative solutions in a wide range of sectors”.

RSK’s acquisition of tbf Contracting and BTS Group was finalised in January 2019.

For further information on the merge of tbf Contracting and BTS Group with RSK, please contact our HR department on 01449 720330.