The managing director of Holywood-based Energystore said the purchase of Advanced Traditional Screeding (ATS) was an “easy move” as the two companies had been working together closely.
Energystore designs and manufactures insulation products, as well as providing installation services.
ATS, based in Dunfermline, installs floors, including some that use technologies and products developed by Energystore.
The company was described as an “early adopter” of Energystore’s thermal lightweight aggregate (TLA), an alternative to installation boards that uses coated beads and cement to provide insulation.
ATS will continue to operate as a standalone company following the purchase, and all 17 of its staff members will retain their jobs, Energystore said. Jason Lister, managing director of ATS, is to continue as team lead.
Connor McCandless, managing director of Energystore, said: “We have known Jason and his team at ATS for a number of years and have been impressed by their work for tier-one construction firms across a wide range of projects.
“We have been looking at opportunities to grow Energystore’s footprint across the UK and we felt that ATS’s culture, values and growth ambitions were very aligned with our own.
“Like us, they are a company that is committed to delivering quality work and to supporting the communities they work in.
“We were already working together on some exciting development opportunities, so it has been an easy move to formally join forces.”
Jason Lister of ATS added: “I’m really proud to be able to announce this partnership with Energystore at a time when ATS has been enjoying significant growth and has a very healthy order book for the year ahead.
“In the most recent financial year, ATS grew our turnover to a record £5m and I am confident we will increase that this year.
“As a customer and installer of Energystore TLA, we know they are a company committed to innovation and sustainability. ATS now has a great opportunity to expand the range of products and services we provide to our customers as part of the Energystore team.
“It is a very positive day for the company, our people and our customers.”
v has been in business for over 50 years and has six sites in the UK and Ireland.
It was nominated in the Belfast Telegraph Business Awards in 2024 in the medium-sized business of the year category. Mr McCandless is also a finalist in the 2024 EY Entrepreneur of the Year Ireland programme.
The Holywood firm announced a £2m investment in January to try and reach net zero carbon emissions over the next four years.
ATS has existed for 10 years and is headquartered in Fife. It won medium-sized business of the year at the Fife Business Awards in 2023.
