Richmond, Virginia-based TriMech, a provider of IT services including staff augmentation, acquired UK-based IT services firm Solid Solutions Group.

The acquisition enables TriMech to expand to more than 50 locations across the US, Canada, the UK and Ireland, The Solid Solutions’ management team will remain, with CEO Alan Sampson serving as president of TriMech’s UK and European business.

The combined company plans to continue to expand its portfolio of solutions and services, both organically and through acquisitions.

“For more than two decades, each company’s clients have trusted the advice and support we offer across every stage of the product development process,” TriMech President and CEO Marcel Matte said.

Matte noted that both TriMech and Solid Solutions believe strongly in the value of serving as a one-stop technology solutions partner to clients of all sizes, including multinational corporations operating in North America, the UK and other parts of Europe.

With the deal, Solid Solutions’ UK and European clients will gain access to TriMech's services, including the ability to outsource engineering and advanced manufacturing projects to TriMech and utilize its recruitment team to fill technical positions on their design and engineering teams.

TriMech was founded in 1998 and is a portfolio company of Sentinel Capital Partners.