Acquisition Of Xype By Altran Group
European leader in innovation, ALTRAN is pleased to announce the acquisition of XYPE Ltd, reinforcing its position in the Product Lifecycle Management segment and significantly increasing its footprint on the UK market.
Xype was established in 2002 with the aim of providing high quality IT services in the engineering design and manufacturing industries in a straightforward, cost effective and uncomplicated way.
A PLM orientated business, Xype are able to operate in extremely dynamic & complex technical environments. Having significant experience with implementation of Concurrent Engineering solutions, they deliver a full range of services, including bespoke software development & implementation, methods and process development, system performance tuning, training, user support and project management.
“Since its creation Xype have consistently demonstrated its ability to deliver high quality services and fixed price projects to its customers in the Aerospace and Defence domain with strong growth and repeat business being a key indicator of customer satisfaction” said Peter Lewis Managing Director Xype, “we uniquely give you access to highly experienced IT industry specialists without the complications of a large, big company engagement, restrictions of a software supplier or the limitations of an agency”.
Based at key locations across Europe, Xype have developed an international network of partners that deliver high quality services throughout Europe and to customer sites world-wide in countries such as, China, Russia North America, they continue to be a prime contractor to several instantly recognizable industry names for the provision of ICT and PLM Services and are an approved supplier to the UK Ministry of Defence.
About Altran (http://www.altran.com)
Altran is the European leader in high-technology and innovation consulting. The group’s 17,150 consultants based across the world cover all engineering disciplines including electronics, information technology, quality, organization, etc. They accompany businesses throughout their innovation process, spanning technology intelligence, applied fundamental research, management consulting, pre-industrialization through to information systems, in most sectors of activity including automotive, aerospace, telecommunications, etc. Founded in 1982, the Altran group is present in 26 main countries. In 2009, the group’s turnover reached 1,403.7 million Euros
About Xype (http://www.xype.com)
Xype Ltd, a privately owned company formed in 2002 to provide high quality PLM & IT servies to the engineering design and manufacturing industry. Operating offices in UK, France & Germany they employ circa 90 staff.
