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15/08/2010 | APT LAUNCH NEW RANGE OF ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGERS

08/07/2010 | APT LAUNCES NEW RANGE OF ELECTRICAL VEHICLE (EV) CHARGING SOLUTIONS

APT Controls Group, the vehicle access and traffic systems provider, has signed an exclusive agreement with Circontrol of Spain to bring a new

01/07/2010 | APT SKIDATA LAUNCHES NEXT GENERATION IN INTEGRATED PARKING MANAGEMENT TECHNOLOGY

APT SkiData has taken its thought-leadership in parking management solutions a step further with the launch of Plato Pay, the next generation i

29/10/2009 | New Street Furniture Crash Tested and Approved!

APT Security Systems announces the launch of the new crash tested and approved Cycle Rack and unique Modular Street Furniture system.  Thi

06/04/2009 | APT COLLECT IHT AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING BIRMINGHAM AIRPORT INSTALLATION

APT Security Systems were delighted to collect their award at the IHT Awards Ceremony for wor

18/12/2008 | APT provides security protection at Birmingham International Airport.

The “APT 50” range of static crash rated bollards have been fully installed at Birmingham International Airport, providing cost effective perma

01/04/2008 | APT Controls continues to expand with acquisition of SignPost Solutions

APT Controls Limited, the UK's premier provider of vehicle access control systems for parking, traffic and security applications, is continuing

APT Controls continues to expand with acquisition of SignPost Solutions

APT Controls Limited, the UK's premier provider of vehicle access control systems for parking, traffic and security applications, is continuing to expand with the acquisition of SignPost Solutions Ltd (SPS) of Tipton, West Midlands.

SPS is the largest manufacturer of traffic signposts and signal poles in the UK and the industry's leading player in Passive Safety structures, including Lattix sign masts and KAPU lighting columns, both of which are designed to meet the European norm, EN12767.

With a commitment to significantly grow the size of its business over the coming years, this latest acquisition is seen as a major opportunity for both companies, as APT Controls Group Chairman Andrew Sampson explains: “There are synergies between APT and SPS including a complementary customer base and product ranges, and obvious cross-selling opportunities to match our ambitions within the highways sector.

“Just as important,” he continues, “is a shared heritage and management culture that stems from both being owned previously by the same parent group, before completing successful Management buyouts.”

SPS' Managing Director, Peter Moore, who will join the main Board of APT Controls, is similarly enthusiastic about the new partnership: “Both companies are market leaders in their respective fields, are financially strong and have a keen focus on customer service. In many cases we are talking to the same customers, and that provides a solid foundation for future growth.”

Although now part of the APT Controls Group, SPS will retain both its brand and its key management and personnel. It will continue to operate independently from its two sites in the West Midlands. Other members of the APT Controls Group, which now has over 200 employees and combined sales of over £30 million, include APT Technologies, APT Street Services, APT Security Systems, and APT Skidata.

“Together with SPS our strategy is to build a leading group of complementary businesses supplying infrastructure and services for the transport and traffic management sectors,” Andrew concludes.

The announcement reflects a new investment strategy adopted in 2007, following the acquisition of a significant minority stake in APT Controls by Risk Capital Partners. Significant investments have since been made in the group's existing infrastructure.

APT's acquisition of SPS is seen as the first stage of a planned strategic group enlargement with a focus specifically within the transport and traffic management sector.