Aran Group acquired by AgilityEco

Energy efficiency specialist Aran Group has been sold to AgilityEco, a part of M Group, in a transaction assisted by KBS Corporate Finance.

Incorporated in 2012, Aran Group, based in Bury St Edmunds, has built a strong reputation for delivering high-quality retrofit solutions to local authority and social housing clients.

Partnering with AgilityEco, an industry leader in managing energy efficiency programmes, will allow Aran Group to scale its impact even further, with a target to upgrade 28,000 homes in 2026 alone.

The acquisition enables Aran to strengthen its offering to clients and create new opportunities for its supply chain to access funded schemes, ensuring even greater support for vulnerable households.

“I am thrilled about our acquisition by AgilityEco,” said Mark Randall, Managing Director of Aran Group. “This partnership will combine our contracting expertise with AgilityEco’s industry-leading energy efficiency programme management capabilities.

“This will enable us to deliver enhanced services to our customers and make a bigger impact on the delivery of energy efficiency schemes.”

Sharon Johnson, Managing Director of AgilityEco, commented: “With Aran’s complementary skills, particularly in the social housing space, and high-quality retrofit installation expertise, we will be able to expand our platform to deliver for our clients.

“This deal will also create new opportunities for our dedicated supply chain network. I look forward to working closely with Mark and the team going forward.”

M Group views the acquisition as an important part of AgilityEco’s strategy to strengthen its turnkey retrofit offering and deepen the group’s presence in the home decarbonisation market.

Andrew Findlay, M Group’s Chief Executive, said: “Welcoming Aran to M Group advances our ambition to be industry leaders in climate action, drive sustainable growth and play our part in building an energy efficient economy, and so help the people, communities and economies of the UK and Ireland adapt to a changing world.”

The shareholders of Aran Group were advised by John Hunt, George Dalton and Phil Grant of KBS Corporate Finance.

“It was a real pleasure working with Mark and the other shareholders at Aran to deliver on a ‘win-win’ deal with a sale of the Group to M Group,” commented John.

“The deal took a little longer than expected, punctuated by the October 2024 budget, but the commitment of buyer and seller to see this through made all the difference.

“Aran is an exceptional business, with an even better management team. I am completely confident the Aran team will thrive and prosper at M Group.”