Phusion acquired by Sword Group
Posted on 19 August 2022
Phusion IM, leading specialists in engineering information software and services has been acquired by international IT solutions company Sword Group.
After 30 years of managing transformational information projects for some of the world’s largest organisations, this next step in Phusion’s evolution will offer customers an enhanced service and software proposition, that will now be supported by international scale, increased capability and enhanced innovation.
Having worked closely over the past 3 years on various projects, including the global rollout of an energy supermajor’s Master Data Model, it was evident that Phusion’s values and solutions aligned strongly with Sword’s vision of delivering world-leading IT & digital transformation solutions.
Sword Group is a global company, with an extensive presence in the U.K where they provide innovative digital solutions across the Energy, Public, and Finance sectors. Phusion will continue to operate from the North East of England, allowing them to not only continue to be closely aligned with the boom in energy transition projects, but also grow their regional talent pool from an area that is synonymous with Engineering and IT skills.
Dave Bruce, CEO of Sword UK, has commented:
“I’m delighted to welcome the Phusion team into Sword. This deal will see us further develop our engineering data management capability and allow us to provide a more rounded service. The Phusion team has an exceptional level of skill and domain experience which will be of great benefit to Sword and its clients.”
Alex Hayward, Business Unit Director of Phusion, said:
“We are delighted that Phusion is now part of Sword. It’s a natural next step in the evolution of our long-standing and successful partnership and we will continue to work together to create new opportunities. Phusion’s culture is strongly aligned to Sword and our base in the North of England will allow us to grow further in the area”
This is the beginning of an exciting new era for Phusion and we look forward to being a part of Sword. We would like to thank all of our dedicated staff and amazing customers as we enter this new part of the journey.
If you require more information, then please visit Sword’s website - www.sword-group.com/uk/.
