NES Fircroft, a UK-headquartered staffing firm supplying engineers and technical staff globally, acquired Evolve Scientific Recruitment, a scientific and technical recruitment firm in Australia.

“We are very pleased to welcome Evolve to the NES Fircroft team,” NES Fircroft Managing Director Matt Underhill said. “This acquisition hugely complements our activities in the life science markets and at the same time expands our capabilities across an attractive growing market in APAC.”

Evolve specialises in scientific technical recruitment in pharmaceutical, food, biotechnology, chemical, petrochemical, environmental, health services, life sciences and mining. It has offices in the Australian cities of Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne and Adelaide.

NES Fircroft reported their will be no immediate changes to Evolve’s operations. Both businesses will continue to operate without disruption to customers or contractors.

“Having experienced exponential growth in Australia, it is time for Evolve to take the next step in our evolution,” Evolve Managing Director Anne Sabine said. “Joining NES Fircroft will enable us to deliver additional opportunities and provide outstanding support to both customers and candidates, as we look to expand further into Asia.”