Fast-growth IT firm acquires security business

A fast-growth IT firm, Communicate, has acquired Landscape Networks, based in West Yorkshire.

The Cleckheaton business specialises in internet infrastructure, information security and data protection and it adds to Teesside-based Communicate’s offering, supplying SMEs and business parks and buildings around the UK.

Communicate PLC have achieved rapid growth over the past 12-18 months to gain a well-deserved 228th place in the FT1000 fastest growing European company ranking, putting them number 42 in the UK and number 2 in the North East as of April 2017.

The acquisition of Landscape Networks adds a further £2m revenue to the company’s already rapid progress, and Landscape will be subsumed into the Communicate brand.

Last year Communicate acquired Touchdown Offices Limited, in a move to add a strong SIP telephony and mobile telecoms capability to the mix.

Tony Snaith, CEO, Communicate, said: “we are now perfectly poised to enter a period of accelerated growth, with a completely unique IT service proposition tailored perfectly for the on campus businesses whatever their size or stature. Our proven model is being rolled out to a further 20 locations in the next few months with a further 300 to follow over the next 12-18 months. Acquiring Landscape has added a really strong security solution to our proposition and fully rounds off our product offering.”

Paul Dick, CEO, Landscape, said: “Being part of the Communicate Group is a major step forward for Landscape, we know we have a unique proposition for on campus security but now we have the ability to scale the rollout of that proposition through the Communicate PLC sites. This is a real case of synergy and added value.”