AMCS Group, the Limerick-based supplier of software and vehicle technology for the waste and recycling industry, has announced the acquisition of fellow supplier GMT Europe.
AMCS provides solutions including on board weighing, mobile, analytics, route optimisation and recycling products to the waste sector around the world, with its main operations in Western and Northern Europe, North America and Australasia. Similarly, GMT has supplied waste management software to Central and Southern Europe, and Australasia, for over 25 years.
Following the acquisition from Dutch investment company Nedvest, which expands AMCS’s geographical coverage, the company will now employ over 350 staff, serving customers across 22 countries.
Waste industry embracing ‘digital age’
Commenting on the move, Jimmy Martin, CEO of AMCS, said: “The waste industry has come of digital age. Mobile, cloud and sensor technologies now enable dramatic improvements in how we collect, process and recover waste resources. Combining the experience and skills of AMCS and GMT will help our customers and communities make the most of these innovations, worldwide.”
“Joining forces with AMCS is great news for our customers, our people and our other stakeholders” added Mark Abbas, CEO of GMT, “All will benefit from the expanded resources of the group, the combined skills of our teams, and the ability to serve a wider market of customers with innovative products and services.”
More information about AMCS Group can be found on the company’s website.
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