Clackmannanshire-based Blyth Utilities is to play a major role in a new UK-wide multi-utility infrastructure brand following its acquisition by Energy Assets Group.

Blyth, a utility infrastructure provider to industrial and commercial and residential developers in Scotland and the north of England, will join Energy Assets’ Siteworks division to play a key role in Energy Assets Utilities – a new brand that from January next year will deliver multi-utility infrastructure projects across the country.

Colin Lynch, joint managing director of Blyth, said: “Since its incorporation in 2003, Blyth has grown to around 80 employees but as a company it is now time for us to go to the next level. We are delighted to have the opportunity to grow the business further by being part of the Energy Assets Group and are confident that the support that Energy Assets can offer will allow us to achieve our long term growth strategy.”

Energy Assets is the largest independent provider of industrial and commercial (I&C) gas metering services in the UK and a major provider of utility infrastructure services and electricity metering and data services.

The deal will see the launch of Energy Assets Utilities, integrating Blyth with Siteworks’ industrial and commercial gas infrastructure operations. Both companies are accredited under the Gas Industry Registration Scheme (GIRS), but with Blyth’s National Electric Registration Scheme (NERS) and Water Industry Registration Scheme (WIRS) accreditations, the new brand will deliver multi-utility infrastructure projects in both the I&C and house building sectors across the UK, utilising Energy Assets’ footprint.

The new brand will position Energy Assets as a fully accredited multi-utility infrastructure provider in the commercial arena while extending opportunities in the UK house building sector at a time when the government is set to double investment to support home ownership and deliver new homes. The Group will also examine the opportunity arising from this acquisition to grow a pipeline asset portfolio, utilising its existing Independent Gas Transporter (IGT) licence.

Russell Gibson, chief operating officer of Energy Assets, added: “Blyth and Siteworks share a common vision of how best to deliver high quality, responsive and competitive provision of utility infrastructure, and by integrating the respective skills, processes and resources of both organisations, the resulting Energy Assets Utilities brand will be perfectly position to meet the infrastructure needs of I&C businesses and house builders across the UK.

“I am delighted to welcome Blyth into the Energy Assets Group in an acquisition that represents another step in our continuing growth strategy.”