Serbus acquired by Aliter backed ITM Group
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Established in 2010, Serbus specialises in the provision of advanced secure mobile communications, offering top level security, threat protection and compliance, to ensure day to day operations remain productive and uninterrupted, wherever its customers’ employees are working in the world. This includes high-profile government and military environments, as well as within multinational corporations, where protection of employees and intellectual property is key.
Serbus currently supports customers across the UK’s Critical National Infrastructure (CNI), working closely with the Ministry of Defence (MoD) and a range of UK Government departments.
Based in Hereford in the West Midlands, Serbus becomes part of the evolving ITM Group that currently includes ITM, a UK provider of critical network and ICT infrastructure services and Bates IT, the specialist healthcare ICT provider. The combined group portfolio delivers a comprehensive range of managed critical network and ICT infrastructure capabilities, including network management, on-site and off-site technical services, IoT and digital infrastructure services
Simon Fieldhouse, Group CEO, said: “This deal broadens the group’s existing credentials in supporting Critical National Infrastructure and the defence sector and enables us to advance the launch of a stand-alone dedicated defence practice. Extending our services to include secure NCSC approved communications solutions provides a tremendous opportunity to extend our security pedigree and broaden our managed services footprint across existing customers, whilst expanding into adjacent CNI verticals, such as emergency services, utilities, energy and datacentres.”
Serbus’s founders and directors, Sebastian Wiles and Russell Ticehurst, have a UK Special Forces background and have built a strong, diverse, security vetted team. Both are remaining with the business and will now work closely with Fieldhouse to drive further growth organically, whilst continuing to pursue a buy and build strategy.
Russell Ticehurst, director, Serbus, said: “This is an important milestone in the ongoing journey of Serbus. Over the past 14 years, we have grown and matured, becoming a leader in secure mobile communications across the UK’s critical national infrastructure. To continue this momentum and meet the rising demand for secure communications solutions, we’ve recognised the need for additional support, as we embark on the next chapter, and we’ve partnered with a specialist investor who brings both the resources and expertise to fully support our growth”.
Sebastian Wiles, director, Serbus added: “We remain dedicated to delivering the highest levels of service to our customers and we will continue to deliver the highest levels of secure mobile communications, offering top level security, threat protection and compliance. Furthermore, as part of the wider group, we can now provide the added benefit of complementary critical network and ICT infrastructure managed services, capabilities and resources. We very much look forward to a bright future as we grow.”
