PHS adds another company to its list

PHS group, the acquisitive supplier of washroom services, has announced a further three purchases. This raises the group's investment expenditure to over £15 million this year, with a total of eight acquisitions.

The three most recent purchases are washroom and mat services supplier Shield Systems, The Washroom Company, and All Clear (UK), a specialist in clinical waste disposal.

All Clear, with a turnover of £2.5 million, is looked upon by PHS as a major move forward taking the group into the growing sector of nursing homes and day care centre waste disposal.

PHS group chief executive Peter Cohen said: "Our acquisition of All Clear is a significant evolution for the company and is a strategic move to strengthen the services that we offer our customers."

Shield Systems looks to boost PHS's market share in the East Midlands area where the work is being transferred to the current PHS group depots in Huntingdon, Brackley and Coventry.

"Our long term strategy is profitable growth," says Cohen. "We are constantly looking for successful companies of varying sizes, whose activities complement our own. We view these three acquisitions as another significant step forward in our plans to grow and maintain our position as the best in the industry."

Julie Crisp