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Richard Irvin FM acquired by RSK

UK: RSK, the environmental, engineering and technical services group, has acquired technical facilities management and energy solutions company Richard Irvin FM.

With a network of offices across Scotland and the north of England, Richard Irvin’s energy services include building energy management systems, heat pumps and solar and renewable solutions. 

The business maintains, repairs and improves more than 62,000 UK commercial and domestic properties with a full scope of services, which include heating, ventilation, air conditioning, electrical, lighting, detection, renewable systems, fabric and specialist services, often delivered as complete facilities management packages.

Richard Irvin FM has a team of 230, including engineers, operations staff, project managers and compliance specialists, and an annual turnover in excess of £25m. 

The RSK Group is a privately held UK-based group, comprising over 175 companies employing some 10,000 people and with turnover of £796m in 2022.

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