Chess has bagged Burnley-based ICT company Lanway for an undisclosed sum. It generated £21.8m turnover last year and has been in operation for 25 years, boasting over 550 active repeat customers including a number of blue chip names. The acquisition pushes Chess's headcount to 550.
Chess founder and CEO David Pollock stated: "Lanway shares our passion for delivering technological advantage to customers, and our acquisition of Lanway is another step on our growth journey, helping to bring our vision to life.
"Together with Lanway's expertise we have the talent and technology needed to deliver truly integrated solutions across enterprise, mobile and cloud environments."
Richard Btesh, Director of Chess, added: "We're ready and waiting to take advantage of the consolidation of customers and relationships."