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Discover more about our acquisition process, who we are, and why we represent a bright and prosperous future for your business.
Discover more about our acquisition process, who we are, and why we represent a bright and prosperous future for your business.
We’d like to begin by introducing ourselves. We’re ProFM Group, one of the UK’s front-running facilities management companies, and we’ve offered consistently excellent solutions and packages for over 25 years. That’s seen us climb to the pinnacle of our respective sectors, with this year bringing further reaffirmations of our successes and achievements.
We’re constantly looking to take that attitude and those continued accomplishments to the next level and to new, exciting ventures. That began in March of 2023 with the acquisition of Vanguard Cleaning – a landmark occasion for us as a company, and a sure sign of things to come. Since then, we’ve gone on to continue that forward-thinking attitude, and with our evolving methodology and seamless approach, you’re always in safe hands.
“One of the most integral parts of how we approach the acquisition process is that sense of virtuousness and passion that drives everything we do. I’ve always felt that a strong culture is essential in creating a successful business, and it’s something I’m keen to take forward in every acquisitive move we make.
“While I’m a firm believer that a winning formula for culture transcends industry or sector, we’re also keen to ensure we make lateral, logical moves in these early stages, allowing our expert teams to apply their comprehensive knowledge. With that in mind, we’re looking to acquire in the security sector, including electronics, and the facilities management industry.”
John Melling, Group Chief Executive Officer
While our culture offers superb foundations to support our acquisitive process, it’s our finance team that truly gets the wheels in motion. Our Chief Financial Officer, David Parsons, spearheads that department, offering consummate guidance and direction.
David is a Fellow member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants with an impressive 20-year track record working in senior finance roles across multiple sectors. It’s David and his team’s impassioned approach and true dedication, that truly ensures an all-encompassing acquisition and integration process.
We are particularly interested in manned guarding, electronic solutions and commercial cleaning businesses that take the same level of pride in their people and culture that ProFM do.
Our first acquisition here at ProFM Group was the industry-leading Vanguard Cleaning. Already in sync with our values and virtues, they represented a major step forward in the acquisitive journey and a huge addition to the roster of services we could provide to our clients.
Vanguard’s existing complement of staff all migrated across with that move, meaning an additional 300+ staff soon came under the ProFM umbrella. While the move brought with it new challenges, it was also a superb opportunity to truly bring our future-forward attitude to an entirely new sector, and March 2023 saw the completion of the move.
A strategic acquisition, and one that allowed for an additional dimension to be added to our security offerings here at ProFM, Sonitech’s capabilities in the sector were a major coup. Their emphasis on being truly at the forefront of what security technology can offer was naturally a driving factor in their acquisition, but it was far from the only aspect at play.
It was clear from the first conversations that Sonitech truly valued their people, and that was a massive point of commonality between ProFM and the company. As a People First company at our core, our acquisition of Sonitech in September 2024 represented one that truly struck a chord with our existing virtues.
As an industry-leading supplier of facilities management services, it’s natural that we’d be looking to make lateral moves in the early stages of our acquisitive journey. This essentially means we’re looking to acquire companies in the same or very similar sectors to those we already operate in. That includes:
As we become more familiar with the acquisitions and merger process, it has the scope to expand and encompass more industries and sectors.
Not at all! We’re seeking to build on the continued successes we’ve experienced with our recent acquisitions, and that means we’d be happy to consider businesses of all sizes and levels of experience. Whether you’ve got 5 or 5000 employees, we’d be happy to provide that same tailored, meticulous approach.
You don’t! Acquisitions and mergers are notoriously difficult and complex areas to comprehend, and as a business owner, you’re likely to be apportioning your time elsewhere. We fully understand that, and our approach to acquiring businesses ensures you won’t need to learn anything or know any processes before getting started with us.
An integral consideration going forward, and fast becoming one of the most pressing concerns for business owners and customers alike, CSR is crucial to the continuing achievements of any business, and especially so in the acquisitions process.
We take a proactive approach to CSR, actively raising money for a huge range of charities and organisations on both a national and local scale. That’s also done internally, too, with our pioneering mental health programme offering complete support to our employees, and initiatives like our beach cleans and food bank donations are all designed to offer support to our local area.
With our headquarters based in Chorley, Lancashire, we’re understandably looking for businesses that are in the vicinity. This not only allows us to be on hand more readily, particularly in those early stages, but it also ensures that we’ve got a comprehensive understanding of any issues that the local area faces, and possible expansion opportunities.
All that considered, we’re initially looking for businesses in the North West of England and across the Midlands. We’re also happy to consider businesses located in Wales. That’s representative of both the acquisitions we’ve already completed, as well as our areas of expertise.
In the first instance, you’ll be meeting with the two gentlemen you’ve been introduced to on this page – John Melling, our Group Chief Executive Officer, and David Parsons, our Chief Financial Officer.
As you get more embedded into our all-encompassing approach to acquisitions and accustomed to our culture and virtues, you’ll likely get to meet more of our senior team, including our Operational Directors, our People & Culture Team, and our Group Head of Finance Vicki Worthington.
Our culture is one of the things we’re most proud of here at ProFM. It offers guidance and direction for many of the decisions we make and ensures that we make the right decisions, with the right people, and in the right way.
We keep 3 core virtues at the centre of each of those decisions – Humility, Passion and a People First approach, all of which meld together to create an adaptive, welcoming and value-driven approach to what we do.
In essence, our Humility allows us to pave the way for future development, and to acknowledge and address any shortcomings. Our Passion is crucial, allowing us to provide that trademark quality and exceptional approach that’s got us to where we are. And our People First mindset is pivotal in our successes, and in placing our customers centre stage in everything we do.
Now that you’ve got a comprehensive familiarity with our acquisitions and merger process, all that remains is to take that next step. Contact John Melling, our Group Chief Executive Officer, and David Parsons, our Chief Financial Officer, to discuss your options.
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