A COMPANY based in Herefordshire has takeover another firm has it continues its expansion across the UK.

HSL Compliance, based in Ross-on-Wye, has taken over Scotland-based water compliance specialist DMA Canyon.

HSL Compliance, which has its head office in Alton Business Park, said by taking over DMA Canyon, of Wishaw, it enhances its nationwide footprint and enables it to bid for UK-wide contracts.

HSL Compliance specialises in water, hazardous materials, fire safety and associated health, safety and environmental services.

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Part of SGI Compliance group (SGI), HSL Compliance says it is one of the UK’s leading companies in the market.

It supports customers to comply with relevant legislation and to protect staff from hazardous materials or activities.

DMA Canyon provides a range of services that complement HSL Compliance’s existing water compliance offering.

Founded in 1999 by Mike Kinghorn and David Watson, it specialises in Legionella risk assessment and water hygiene, commercial and domestic plumbing and training for facilities management teams.

Originally trading as DMA, the company merged with Canyon Water Services in 2017, with owner Graeme McCullie joining the combined business’ management team.

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After the takeover, DMA Canyon will continue to operate under its existing branding and there will be no changes to the day-to-day management of the business.

Gavin Hartley, chief executive of HSL Compliance, said: “It’s fantastic to be joining forces with a company that has such an impressive reputation across our industry.

"Together we are now perfectly positioned to build on our specialist offering and become the UK’s leading provider of water compliance services.”

Mike Kinghorn, director of DMA Canyon, said: “Joining a larger group is going to take our business to the next level and allow us to provide our dedicated staff with more opportunities to develop their skills.

"Ever evolving environmental regulation is making our services more critical than ever, and we’re excited to start this next stage of our journey.”

As part of SGI, HSL Compliance is backed by leading mid-market private equity firm LDC.

LDC’s North West investment team – based in Manchester – first invested £20million to back the carve out of SGI from global testing, inspection and certification group Kiwa, in May 2019.

This transaction marks the third takeover the business has completed since partnering with LDC.