Cura Terrae, a leading group of environmental consultancy and services providers, proudly announces the acquisition of Atesta into group company Envirocare, to further increase their stack testing footprint. This acquisition reunites nationally renowned stack testing industry leaders and will further enhance Envirocare’s national presence.
Atesta is the fourth company to join the Cura Terrae group since inception in 2022, joining the group’s founding three companies, EMS, Ecus and Envirocare.
The latest acquisition will grow the group’s stack testing teams around the UK to continue to meet expanding client needs – a move that will bring confidence to clients and offer employees new opportunities. The move to acquire Atesta provides clients with a larger pool of knowledge, experience and resources to draw upon.
Discussing what the acquisition means for the group, Group CEO Prof Pete Skipworth welcomed the Atesta team saying that
We continue to seek out the highest quality providers in the market. Atesta shares Envirocare’s and our whole group’s ethos of excellence and pride in the services we provide; provided in the knowledge that we are contributing to environmental improvement.
Managing Director of Envirocare, John Healey, adds,
This is a significant and exciting development for Envirocare and the rest of Cura Terrae. We look forward to welcoming staff from Atesta and growing and supporting our teams. Atesta’s market reputation was a particular draw for us, aligning well with our focus on quality of service and customer care. For existing Envirocare customers it means we have a larger pool of knowledge, experience and resources to draw upon to provide continually reliable and high-quality stack emissions and occupational hygiene testing with expanded UK coverage. I am excited to be working alongside Alastair Wolff and James Harmer again as I believe they are the best people in the industry for their respective roles.
Cura Terrae is backed by investment from Palatine Private Equity’s Impact Fund. Palatine maintains a long-term commitment to sustainability, aligning with Cura Terrae’s commitment to take care of the Earth. The group focuses on environmental and sustainability services, capitalising on opportunities for collaboration between group companies to maximise benefits to the environment, communities, and business.
James Gregson, Impact Fund Partner at Palatine, said
This marks the fourth acquisition for Cura Terrae since receiving investment from our pioneering Impact Fund in March 2022. Combing the skills of Envirocare and Atesta adds breadth and depth to Cura Terrae’s role in supporting businesses to understand and determine their compliance with emission limits and laws.
Cura Terrae and Envirocare were advised by Megan Atack and team at Freeths, including Corporate Partner Andy Francey. The acquisition was backed by Shawbrook Bank. Nicola Merrit and the team at Cortus Advisory carried out FDD, and Craig Hughes at Brown Butler Tax DD. Atesta was advised by Akeel Latif, Scott Sands and team at Myerson as well as David Baggott of CN Strategic Advisory.
