Digital health giant expands into Germany through acquisition

Doncaster-headquartered Tunstall Healthcare has expanded its German presence and service offering with the acquisition of BeWo Unternehmensgruppe (BeWo) for an undisclosed sum.

The Yorkshire-based business is a global provider of software solutions, services and technology for the telecare and telehealth markets.

Following an acceleration in the adoption of smart technology and digital health solutions worldwide, the acquisition sees Tunstall together with BeWo deliver its first home emergency call centre in Germany to support vulnerable people at home.

The centre will combine the technical possibilities of telehealth and the smart home via a uniform central platform.

It will be made possible with Tunstall Cognitive Care®, an innovation that uses advanced AI in combination with technology in the home to detect whether someone’s health could be about to deteriorate, spot a potentially undiagnosed condition, or resolve an immediate social care need.

Peter Nicklin

Peter Nicklin, chairman of the Board of Tunstall Integrated Healthcare, said: “We are pleased to have found a strong partner in the BeWo Group.

“We’re looking forward to working with Matthias Sandrock and the team to combine our strengths and support the further digitisation of health and care services across Germany.

“Our approach will offer professionals and service users an opportunity to explore new ways of delivering and receiving enhanced health and social care services at home, therefore increasing health and wellbeing, and the efficacy of the care services available.”

Sandrock, CEO of the BeWo Group of companies, said: “Tunstall is an innovative partner with whom we have been working successfully for many years.

“We have long been convinced of the quality of their products and can now offer our customers and cooperation partners an even wider range of solutions from the areas of telehealth and smart home solutions.”

BeWo is a provider of call centre services, social alarm and device technology and management alongside concepts for the group living sector and different options for mobile protection via mobile alarm solutions.

The acquisition supports Tunstall’s strategic, global expansion in digital solutions and services.

Tunstall integrates smart technology with monitoring and support services to give individuals increased independence, improved quality of life and wider choice in their care options.

It designs, manufactures and sells monitoring units, sensors and software that enable the elderly, frail or the chronically ill to continue to live independently and to reduce social care and hospital visits or medical attention.

The business currently operates across 19 countries and supports more than five million people.

Kristoffer Axelsson, chief commercial officer at Tunstall Healthcare, added: “Innovating the care available to vulnerable people across the globe is a crucial aspect of what we do.

“We’re always looking to partner with companies which have a similar ethos to us and BeWo certainly stood out for this reason.”