This strategic move strengthens the existing collaboration between the two Bellshill-based companies and will offer customers a more comprehensive civil engineering package.

NPL, a family-owned business founded in 2010, provides design, supply, and installation of various types of piling, as well as ground beam solutions. The Advance Group, which employs around 2,000 people, is a specialist civil engineering and groundworks company with over 25 years of experience. It has previously worked with NPL and admires their customer service and work ethic.

Greg Mitchell from Northern Piling Ltd said: “Working on often complex jobs the fewer people in the chain the better, it makes sense to support clients in this way with a one-stop service.

“Advance are already on the majority of the sites we work on. We know the team and are familiar with their processes. This partnership makes perfect sense for both businesses.”