RSK Group acquires Richard Irvin FM – © iStock
Technical facilities management and energy solutions company Richard Irvin FM has been acquired by Cheshire-based RSK Group.
Stirling-heaquartered Richard Irvin FM runs a network of offices across Scotland and the north of England, with a team of 230, including engineers, operations staff, project managers and compliance specialists, and an annual turnover in excess of £25 million.
Its clients include Total, BP, National Libraries of Scotland, the Scottish veterans' charity Erskine and the councils of Aberdeen City, Aberdeenshire, Midlothian, Highland, Falkirk, Dundee, Moray and Angus, as well as commercial landlords, housing associations, national facilities management businesses, hotel chains and leisure venues.
The firm’s energy services include building energy management systems, heat pumps and solar and renewable solutions. It maintains, repairs and upgrades more than 62,000 UK commercial and domestic properties with services such as heating, ventilation, air conditioning, electrical, lighting, detection, renewable systems, fabric and specialist services.
Engineering and technical services provider RSK Group comprises more than 175 companies with 11,000 people. The group’s annual turnover at the end of FY 2022 was £796 million.
Mark Buchan, Richard Irvin FM’s CEO, who will continue to lead the business, said: “We strongly believe that joining RSK will help us move forward as a company, building and strengthening our reputation even further. Over the last four years, we have already built the Richard Irvin FM brand into a company with an enviable reputation… Working with the RSK Group will support our growth plans into England and, with its broad group of companies, will provide us with the scope to offer our current and target customer base an enhanced range of services.”
Alan Ryder, RSK’s CEO, added: “Richard Irvin FM brings a wealth of technical facilities management and energy expertise to RSK, with an emphasis on safety and compliance and sophisticated software solutions to offer its clients 24/7 asset management and peace of mind. We’re looking forward to welcoming them to the group and sharing this expertise with our colleagues and clients.”
