RSK Group has today announced that it has acquired the UK’s largest independent farm consultancy business, Adas.
The acquisition will see the Adas, including about 300 employees located at more than 15 sites across the UK, transferring to RSK, an engineering and technical support business.
The Adas brand will be retained and the business will operate as a new company called 'RSK Adas Ltd', a wholly owned subsidiary of RSK.
This acquisition makes RSK one of the biggest environmental consultancies in the country. It also provides an opportunity to add new services to RSK’s portfolio, including expertise in land management, crop and food production, specialist chemical risk assessment and town planning.
RSK has acquired 12 environmental and analysis firms across Europe and the Middle East in the past decade and has seen impressive growth during that time that has helped to create a £100-million turnover business.
Dr Alan Ryder, Chief Executive Officer, RSK Group plc said: “I am delighted to join forces with Adas. The company has extremely experienced and skilled people who share our common values. RSK and Adas see food production, energy and the environment as the most important issues facing humanity, so we will work together to deliver the best solutions for our customers.”
Andrew Walker, Executive Director, Adas said: “The announcement of RSK’s acquisition of ADAS is very positive news for our business. It brings together two organisations that will, between them, offer an unrivalled breadth of expertise in the natural and built environment and that will be capable of delivering powerful solutions to our clients’ problems across the complete spectrum, from agriculture and the food chain to sustainable development, transport, energy and civil engineering.”
