Mitie acquires ESM Power, a leading high voltage electrical engineering business  

Mitie Group plc ('Mitie' or 'the Group') announces that it has entered into an agreement to acquire ESM Power, a leading high voltage electrical engineering business specialising in grid and power connections, for a maximum consideration of £8.5m[1] (comprising an initial payment of £5.5m and performance-linked deferred payments of up to £3m over two years).  Completion is expected on 31 July 2024.

Based in Lincolnshire, ESM Power has 20 years of experience in the design, delivery and maintenance of high voltage power connections across a broad range of sectors, including local authorities, commercial developments and power generation sites.  Blue-chip customers include Canary Wharf Group, Cemex, Centrica, PepsiCo and RWE.  As an accredited Independent Connections Provider (ICP) for the National Electricity Registration Scheme (NERS), the company also has certified transformer and switchgear installation capabilities.

The acquisition of ESM Power will enhance Mitie's expertise in the growing high voltage power connections market, which continues to benefit from significant capital investment in energy networks for the UK to achieve Net Zero.  It will expand our pipeline of high voltage connections projects and add design capabilities, private network solutions and maintenance to support our customers in the upgrade and decarbonisation of their power requirements.  Simultaneously, ESM Power will gain access to Mitie's extensive customer base across the public and private sectors.

On completion of the transaction, ESM Power's 60 engineering designers and specialist high voltage installers will join Mitie's £1.1bn Projects business, which delivers transformational projects across buildings infrastructure, decarbonisation technologies, fire & security and telecoms infrastructure.  ESM Power complements Mitie's recent acquisitions of Rock Power Connections and G2 Energy, which specialise, respectively, in low voltage (primarily electric vehicle charging) and very high voltage power connections.  Together, the three businesses will enable Mitie to offer our customers a full suite of power connections services of any size and voltage.

In the 12 months ended 30 April 2024, ESM Power delivered revenue of £25.5m (FY23: £10.4m) and EBITDA of £2.2m (FY23: £0.2m).  The acquisition will be funded from Mitie's existing facilities. 

Mark Caskey, Managing Director - Mitie Projects, said:

"We are delighted that the ESM Power team will be joining Mitie.  This acquisition strengthens our position as a leading provider of power connections in the UK, offering our customers a comprehensive range of design, delivery and maintenance capabilities to support their decarbonisation and asset resilience objectives.  It is a continuation of the Group's strategy to invest in high growth, high margin companies that enhance our full asset lifecycle Projects business.  We look forward to working with our new colleagues."  

Roger Bamford, Managing Director - ESM Power, said:

"I am proud of the ESM Power team and the business we have built over the past 20 years.  We are excited to be joining the Mitie team, sharing our expertise and benefiting from the opportunity to work with Mitie's experienced colleagues and extensive customer base to grow our business."

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About Mitie

Founded in 1987, Mitie employs 68,000 colleagues and is the leading technology-led Facilities Transformation company in the UK.  We are a trusted partner to around 3,000 blue chip customers across the public and private sectors, working with them to transform their built estates, and the lived experience for their colleagues and customers, as well as providing data-driven insights to inform better decision-making.

In each of our core services of Engineering (Hard Services) and Security and Cleaning & Hygiene (Soft Services) we hold market leadership positions.  We also upsell Projects capabilities in the areas of building fitouts and modernisation, decarbonisation, fire & security, and telecoms infrastructure.  Our sector expertise includes Central Government, Critical National Infrastructure, Defence, Financial Services, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Local Government & Education, Retail & Logistics and Transport & Aviation.

Over the previous Three-Year Plan (FY22 - FY24) Mitie delivered a Total Shareholder Return (TSR) of 80% (#10 in FTSE 250).  Our new Facilities Transformation Three-Year Plan (FY25 - FY27) is expected to extend Mitie's market leadership position through accelerated growth and deliver enhanced shareholder returns.

We hold industry-leading ESG credentials, including a place on the CDP Climate change A List, and in the past 12 months we have received multiple industry awards including B2B Marketing Team of the Year, Best Low Carbon Solution and Net Zero Carbon Strategy of the Year.  Targeting Net Zero by the end of 2025, our ambitious emissions reduction plans have been validated by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi).  We have been recognised as a UK Top Employer for the sixth consecutive year. Find out more at www.mitie.com.

About ESM Power

ESM Power is a leading electrical engineering company offering a complete service for existing electricity networks and new connections. Established in 2002, the business designs, delivers and maintains high voltage electrical networks (between 11kV to 132kV) safely, securely and economically. It is a customer-focused business that delivers high standards every time.