# KAEFER acquires Wood's industrial services business in UK and Ireland

KAEFER Group has acquired Wood's industrial services business in the UK and Ireland from John Wood Group PLC. The business employs approximately 2,000 people at 16 locations and will be merged with KAEFER Ltd.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2020-02-05
- Where: UK and Ireland, United Kingdom
- Jobs: 2,000
- Status: announced
- Products: protective coatings, access solutions, thermal insulation, passive fire protection, specialist services
- Sectors: [Industrial Machinery](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-machinery.md)

## Companies

- [Wood Group](https://endata.com/companies/386.md) (partner)
- [John Wood Group](https://endata.com/companies/1092.md) (target)
- [KAEFER](https://endata.com/companies/13138.md) (acquirer)

## Sources

- [kaeferltd.co.uk](https://kaeferltd.co.uk/kaefer-acquires-woods-industrial-services-business-in-the-uk-and-ireland/), 2020-02-05: "Our clients will continue to receive the same high-quality service they have come to expect plus the extra value offered by both companies working together."
- [csemag.com](https://www.csemag.com/weekly-merger-acquisition-deal-update-february-14-2/), 2020-02-14: "ENR’s #4 ranked global design firm, Wood (Aberdeen, UK), announced the sale of its industrial services business to technical services provider Kaefer (Bremen, Germany)."

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