Type Public limited company Industry Materials testing Website www.exova.com Revenue 274.9 million GBP (2014) | Traded as LSE: EXO Net income £(28.7) million (2014) Headquarters Edinburgh, United Kingdom Founded 2008 | |
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Key people Fred Kindle (Chairman)
Ian El-Mokadem (CEO) Stock price EXO (LON) 221.00 GBX +3.00 (+1.38%)10 Mar, 4:35 PM GMT - Disclaimer CEO Ian El-Mokadem (Apr 2011–) Subsidiaries Defiance Testing & Engineering Services, Inc. Profiles | ||
Exova Group plc is a leading provider of laboratory-based testing and related advisory services, operating primarily within the Testing segment of the Testing Inspection and Certification (“TIC”) sector. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange.
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History
Exova can trace its operational history back over 90 years. The company was acquired and the Exova brand established in 2008, following a carve-out transaction from Bodycote plc, by funds managed by the private equity company Clayton Dubilier & Rice for £417m in 2008. Exova was subsequently listed on the main London Stock Exchange on 16 April 2014 and entered the FTSE 250 in June 2014. In July 2014 the company acquired Metallurgical Services Private, an Indian testing services firm. In May 2015 Exova also acquired BM TRADA, the international provider of certification schemes and building products testing services.
Operations
Headquartered in Edinburgh, UK, Exova employs 4,500 experts across 121 laboratories in 32 countries worldwide. The Group provides technically demanding testing for a range of materials, components, products and systems to ensure compliance with safety, performance and quality standards. The company specialises in testing across a number of sectors from health sciences to aerospace, transportation, oil and gas, fire and construction.
Exova provides technically demanding testing and related advisory services across capabilities including calibration, chemistry and microbiology, corrosion and protection, fire, metal technology, polymers and composites, and structures and systems. Exova operates in different sectors under a number of brands, including: