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Belcan completes acquisition of UK-based firm

February 29, 2016

Engineering consulting and staffing provider Belcan LLC completed its acquisition of UK-based East Kilbride Engineering Services, an engineering consultancy that also provides engineering recruitment and staffing services.

The transaction closed today; terms were not announced.

The firm will continue to operate under its current brand as EKES, a Belcan Company.

Belcan first announced its plans to acquire the firm on Jan. 27.

East Kilbride Engineering Services’ executives will remain with the firm, which will operate as EKES, a Belcan Company.

Founded in 1996 by former Rolls Royce aero engineers, the company provides engineering solutions and recruitment services in the UK and Europe to engineering firms and manufacturers in a variety of sectors, including aerospace, marine, nuclear energy, and oil and gas.

East Kilbride Engineering Services employs more than 300 engineers at its UK, Germany and Poland offices as well as within its clients’ facilities in the UK and Europe.

The deal follows Belcan’s acquisition of Tandel Systems Inc. earlier this year. Tandel provides technical services and support to customers in the aerospace and defense sectors.

Cincinnati-based Belcan ranks among the largest engineering staffing firms and is owned by private equity firm AE Industrial Partners LLC, a private equity investor in aerospace, power generation and specialty industrial companies.