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BES Group expands into Europe with ECH Groep acquisition

23 December 2024

We are delighted to share that we have welcomed ECH Groep to our growing business. This is our first acquisition outside of the UK and is huge milestone for BES Group.  

ECH Groep is a well-known Dutch company providing the very best pressure inspections to customers across the Netherlands.  The business has been operating for more than 25 years and is proud have been one of the first inspection bodies designated by Dutch Government.

The ECH Groep team is made up of more than 45 people, with their Engineer Surveyors highly skilled and qualified to the same level of standards we are proud to keep across the wider Group.  With their head office in Ede, Gelderland, we are very excited to now have a permanent presence in Europe.

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“We are thrilled to have completed our first European acquisition.  We have been exploring the overseas market for a business that is aligned to the wider BES Group in terms of customer focus and internal culture. ECH Groep is a great fit and we are excited to have welcomed their team of highly skilled risk management professionals, well known for their leading accreditation, to our company.”

“We have had a fantastic time as a standalone business and know joining BES Group will allow us to build on this even further.  Delivering for our customers continues to be our priority and we will do this with the support of the wider Group.  We are all very excited about our future with BES Group,” said Jetze Rodenhuis, Director ECH Groep.

ECH Groep is the 18th new business we have welcomed to our Group since we formed as an independent company in 2015 and takes our team to around 1,750 of the very best people.  Growing in this way means we can provide our customers with a leading end to end risk management solution as a trusted advisor and we will continue to focus on our growth, both organically and by acquisition, as a result.

For more about ECH Groep, including their impressive list of accreditations, visit their website here.

“By welcoming ECH Groep, we have now taken our team to around 1,750 of the most talented professionals.  This is a fantastic achievement, and we have plans to grow this number further with even more acquisitions in the coming months.  Growing in this way means we can provide our customers with a leading end to end risk management solution as a trusted advisor and this is extremely important to us,” said John Breheny, Group Corporate Development Director.

Risk management focused businesses interested in learning more about the benefits of joining BES Group should email john.breheny@besgroup.com or Sebastian.lomax@besgroup.com

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