Headquartered in Nottingham, UK, Phenna Group’s aim is to invest in and partner with selected niche, independent Testing, Inspection, Certification and Compliance (TICC) companies that serve a variety of sectors, ensuring customers’ peace of mind by delivering first class assurance services. This is the ninth acquisition made since Phenna Group was formed and represents it’s third deal in 2020.
About Code A Weld
Code A Weld is a long-established niche welder/welding test & certification support business, complimented by a laboratory and NDT service provision (both in-house and on-site) and services a wide range of end markets including nuclear, renewable energy, O&G, aerospace, rail automotive and construction sectors. The business is accredited by UKAS as a testing laboratory (ISO/IEC 17025), an inspection body (ISO/IEC 17020), and a non-destructive testing (NDT) service provider.
Services include:
- Welding Procedures & Qualification Testing – for welds, welding procedures and welder certification
- Non Destructive Testing for weldments and metallic materials (on site and in-house)
- Mechanical Testing for weldments and metallic materials
David Millington, Managing Director of Code A Weld, will continue in his current role alongside the company’s very experienced management team and highly skilled and qualified workforce. David said, “I am very excited to be partnering with Paul and the Phenna Group team. I have been taken by the transparency and ease of our discussions, alongside their autonomous business model, which was very appealing. We share a common vision for the continued growth of Code A Weld across the UK and I look forward to working with the Phenna Team to deliver a successful future for the business.”
Paul Barry, Group CEO of Phenna Group said: “I’m really pleased that David and his team are joining the Phenna Group portfolio of companies. Code A Weld fits closely with our strategy of creating a differentiated group of niche TICC businesses and marks our first acquisition in the weld test and certification market. I’m looking forward to working with David and his team to support their very ambitious growth plans. It continues our great start to the year”.
Phenna Group were advised by Avonhurst (London) and Johnston Carmichael (Edinburgh).
Code A Weld were advised by BDO (Bristol), Clark Wilmott LLP and MHA Monahans.
For further information on Phenna Group please visit: www.phennagroup.com
For further information on Code A Weld, please visit: www.codeaweld.com