Friday 4th April 2014
ALS Limited is pleased to announce that it has acquired Carlisle-based Kingmoor Technical Services Limited.
Kingmoor was founded in 2000 and since then has established itself as one of the leading independent microbiological laboratories in the north of England.
Matthew Masters, ALS General Manager UK and Ireland comments, “We are delighted to have completed this exciting acquisition. Kingmoor is a growing business with an excellent reputation in our industry for both the quality of its analysis and the consultancy service it provides to customers. We have a great opportunity to develop the business further by leveraging ALS’s broader geographic coverage and range of testing and by utilising the benefits of our industry-leading customer portal, Webtrieve.”
The acquisition is a further demonstration of ALS’s expansion plans for Food and Pharmaceutical testing in the UK following its takeover of the Eclipse Scientific Group in 2012. It will provide Kingmoor’s customers with direct access to a wider range of testing – including nutritional, vitamins and additives, pesticides, and allergen testing – whilst providing ALS with a platform from which to expand geographically into Scotland and the north east of England.
The fit between the two companies is also reinforced by the strong emphasis that both organisations place upon customer care and the delivery of a quality service.
As Matthew Masters again comments, “We are extremely pleased to have acquired an organisation that shares the same core values as ALS and one that is totally committed to cultivating strong long-term relationships with its customers. We have worked hard to enhance our position as one of the UK’s leading testing organisations by investing in our facilities across the UK and in our personnel and are excited by the additional strategic opportunities that this acquisition offers.”