Vinci will look to power up with Meldrum

ENGINEERING services provider Vinci has strengthened its offer in the nuclear sector with the acquisition of Carlisle-based Meldrum.

Vinci Energies UK & RoI, which is headquartered in Solihull, said the undisclosed buyout would boost its industrial engineering brand Actemium UK and enable it to expand its UK nuclear activity.

Actemium is Vinci Energies’ industrial engineering brand and provides a range of services in the nuclear sector such as designing, building, maintaining and operating sensitive facilities.

Established in 2005, Meldrum provides electrical and instrumentation engineering services, predominantly within the industrial sector, and its services include electrical installation, safety and security enhancement, testing and maintenance.

Chris Hutchinson, director of Vinci Energies UK & RoI, said: “Our business model, consisting of autonomous, specialised business units, is perfectly suited to enable Meldrum to further increase their success in the nuclear sector while complementing our own nuclear offering.

“This strengthens even more our market presence and ability to respond to the rapidly growing needs of the UK market.”

Steven Holliday, general manager of Meldrum, added: “As well as expanding our own client offerings, we’ll be able to provide new opportunities across Vinci Energies’ global customer base using our wealth of nuclear experience and know-how.”