Hydrasun strengthens UK presence with acquisition of KC Controls
Posted on 06 June 2025
Hydrasun Ltd, a D2Zero company, and a leading provider of integrated fluid transfer, power, and control solutions to the global energy industry, today announced the acquisition of England based KC Controls, further strengthening its instrumentation capabilities and expanding its UK footprint.
Established in 1986, KC Controls provide industrial process control and measurement instrumentation and flow measurement solutions from renowned manufacturers including ABB, Parker Hannifin, and Micronics, to a diverse range of industries in the South of England.
The acquisition complements Hydrasun’s position as Parker Hannifin’s largest instrumentation stockist and distributor in the North of England and Scotland. It also builds on Hydrasun’s distributorships in key international markets including the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and Senegal / Mauritania.
Neil Thompson, Chief Executive of Hydrasun, said “We are pleased to finalise the acquisition of KC Controls and warmly welcome their team to Hydrasun. We are seeing strong demand for integrated fluid transfer, power and control solutions both in supporting today’s critical energy infrastructure and in other sectors including defence, life sciences and hydrogen, where process control, measurement instrumentation and small-bore tubing systems are critical to system reliability and performance”.
“This acquisition underscores our ongoing strategy to enhancing our instrumentation product and service offering while furthering the expansion and diversification of our UK operations into new regions and market sectors.”
Andrew Carter of KC Controls added “Hydrasun has built a strong reputation in the energy sector and joining forces represents an exciting opportunity for KC Controls. We look forward to leveraging our combined expertise and resources to better serve our customers, while expanding our reach across the UK and internationally. This acquisition marks a significant milestone in our journey, and we are genuinely excited about the opportunities ahead”.
KC Controls will continue to operate from their existing premises in Crawley and trade under the name Hydrasun KC Controls as a separate branch of Hydrasun Ltd.
This acquisition follows Hydrasun’s continued investment in strategic growth, including the 2023 acquisition of Fuel Cell Systems (FCS), a leading provider of hydrogen technologies including fuel cells, modular electrolyser systems, compression and storage, and both mobile and static refuelling solutions. The addition of FCS strengthened Hydrasun’s position as a systems builder and integrator in the emerging hydrogen sector.
