ABB is to sell its UK technical engineering consultancy business to Cologne-based testing services company TÜV Rheinland.
The transaction is expected to close in the second quarter of this year and ABB said it would not be disclosing the financial terms of the deal.
ABB’s UK technical engineering consultancy is part of its Energy Industries division and includes a network of subcontractors and associates.
It has around 160 people operating from two main sites in the northeast and the northwest of England.
A specialist team of technical experts helps global energy customers improve process safety, equipment and asset integrity as well as technical design for new and existing industrial plants.
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It will be integrated into the Industrial Services and Cybersecurity business of TÜV Rheinland in the UK. The combined business will create a scalable, broad-based technical engineering provider delivering a full-service offer to the high hazard industries, supporting customers in the energy transition and energy security.
Troy Stewart, Head of ABB Energy Industries UK, said the divestment “follows a two-year strategic review of our portfolio and aims to accelerate the continued growth of the business”.
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“Our technical engineering consultancy business is highly recognized for the value it brings to customers, and has significant opportunity for growth, enabled by strong industry tailwinds as we navigate the energy transition.”
He added TÜV Rheinland was “an excellent new home for the technical engineering consultancy business, where it can realize its exciting growth opportunity and create customer value”.
Gareth Book, Managing Director TÜV Rheinland UK, said the ABB’s business “will complement the existing risk, safety and integrity management services provided by TÜV Rheinland. Our aim is to build upon the long-standing customer relationships and trust that ABB and TÜV Rheinland have established in the UK over the last two decades.”
