Novotek, an industrial IT and automation company, has acquired Astec IT Solutions, an operational technology, industrial IT and IoT systems integrator (SI) based in Staffordshire.
The move was intended to expand both companies’ ability to deliver smart manufacturing solutions.
As a result of the acquisition, Astec IT Solutions has changed its name to Novotek Solutions UK & Ireland Limited.
Astec’s relationship with Novotek dates back to the 2000s, with it delivering solutions based on GE Digital software across the industry.
The newly re-branded Novotek Solutions UK & Ireland Ltd will provide vendor-led expert services, to support customers to benefit from modern architectures and deployment methods as they adopt the current generation of edge tech, automation, data management and analytics solutions.
Novotek has named this acquisition as part of its ambition to support manufacturers and industry to fulfil digital needs across the UK.
“This acquisition means we can work more effectively, with the rest of the systems integration community,” said George Walker, managing director of Novotek UK & Ireland.
“It will add strength and increased expertise benefiting our customers, vendors and partners as well as our SI network.”
Tobias Antius, CEO of the Novotek group, said “At their very core, the team at Astec are brilliant engineers.
“Joining forces with them in this way allows us to accelerate how end users and the integrator community that serves them can take on the newest solutions and the implementation approaches that are evolving alongside them.
“That translates to our ultimate customers getting the productivity, innovation and sustainability advantages that are behind their investments in the first place.”
Novotek has named this acquisition as part of its ambition to allow manufacturing and industry to fulfil their digital needs across the UK.
