Company acquisition for future success and business as usual…

CTM Fire and Security, a Preston based installer and maintainer of Fire Detection and Suppression Systems and Fire Extinguishers with a second office in London, has been acquired by Thompson AVC, and now forms part of the Thompson Fire and Security Group of Companies.

The acquisition was formally agreed on 1st August 2008, “Its business as usual” commented Scott Thompson, Managing Director, of Thompson Group, he continued “Our existing client base will see a positive difference in the way the Group operates, without affecting the high quality levels of service and operation already provided across the whole group”

“The acquisition of CTM is a major step in our strategy of convergence of specialist teams within the fire and security sector that now allows us to offer all encompassing solutions across a complete range of products and services. In fact, we can now offer a completely integrated fire and security solution.”

“CTM is the perfect partner to the companies that already form part of our organisation as it possesses high quality staff and embraces the innovative and dynamic approach to the market that has been inherent in the success of the Thompson Group.”

CTM will now benefit from the strong marketing, engineering, and procurement muscle that exists within the Thompson Group. For Thompson AVC, it provides the company with the platform to further grow and develop throughout the UK and beyond. Michael Collins, Business Development Manager said “This is a really exciting time for all of us. We can now provide our client base with a true end-to-end solution. We are able to offer all aspects of fire and security, something our clients have been asking us to do for quite a while. We can now provide one contact point for a variety of disciplines and specialist services such as CCTV, Access Control, Voice and Data, PA, Fibre, Intruder, Fire Systems, Gas Suppression Systems and Fire Extinguishers”.

As part of the agreement, Thompson AVC made it very clear that their acquisition of CTM Fire and Security would by no means preclude CTM from developing under its existing management team and has actively promoted their involvement in the new organisation.

Ruchi Bakshi, newly promoted General Manager, said “At CTM we have always prided ourselves on being able to take the most complex of situations and deliver a simple solution. We have always had a can do attitude and willingness to succeed. This natural synergy with Thompson AVC provides us with a platform to develop and grow into a large player within the security and fire sector and I am delighted to have a role in what looks like a very bright future.”

“Total safety and security is a paramount goal for many of our customers, no matter what there size, sector, or modus operandi” said Scott Thompson. “However, at the Thompson Group we look at every project as an investment by our customers, who we like to work with in partnership, to ensure they achieve the maximum return on their investment. With our Group’s core ability and capable staff we will be able to offer security and fire systems and services that provide maximum effect.

The continued management by existing CTM staff aims to ensure that the companies long standing customer base will be properly serviced well into the future.

“We are very pleased to be integrated into the Thompson Group of Fire and Security companies” commented John Reilly, Projects Manager. He continued “Fundamentally, this can only help improve our business and the service we offer as we have retained all of our technical experience, but will now be supported more by a highly experienced and ambitious management team. The future looks very bright indeed.”

Thompson AVC has been established for over 14 years and provides national support for fire and security installation and integrated systems services to commercial, education, healthcare, retail and transport sectors, with the ability to tackle any size of project and will continue to operate from its current offices in Head office Wolverhampton, West Midlands.

“The acquisition of CTM allows us to expand the range of services and solutions we offer on a nationwide basis, providing a platform for our future growth while allowing us to better support our existing client base, with customers such as Virgin trains, Dunelm Mill, Landrover and other major institutions and organisations benefiting from this new structure” said Roger Thompson, group chairman. “The combination of the resources of the group will allow the whole organisation to grow in a dynamic fashion, while maintaining our core philosophy of quality throughout the business. This will be greatly assisted by the retention of the key staff within the business and our goal to develop the core skills and experience of all of our people.”

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