Fort Worth's ECI Software Solutions has announced the acquisition of U.K.-based software and services company ES Tech Group for an undisclosed price, according to a news release. ES Tech Group provides eCommerce services to small and medium-sized manufacturers, distributors and wholesalers.
The acquisition is part of ECI's plan to expand its eCommerce portfolio and further investments in the digital economy and markets not served today.
This is ECI's 12th acquisition since the onset of the pandemic.
“Every industry we serve needs an eCommerce strategy to meet customer expectations and support growth,” Trevor Gruenewald, CEO of ECI, said in the release. “Offering our collective customers the ability to run a superior online presence while driving data-driven decisions through their back-end ERP solution strengthens ECI’s position as a one-stop-shop for all business management needs."
ES Tech Group also operates an agency that specializes in marketing and catalog development.
“At ES Tech Group, our mission is to provide SME businesses with world-class technology and services, allowing them to protect their businesses and compete head-on, and win, against the biggest competitors – a similar mission to that of ECI’s,” Paddy Donnelly, CEO of ES Tech Group, said in the release. “We have the team, the technology, and now the firepower of ECI behind us."
In February, we reported that ECI has grown to about 23,000 customers from around 8,000 roughly three years ago. It’s also reached approximately 1,900 employees from around 1,0000. Gruenewald expects to add another 200 or so people this year organically.
In September, ECI appointed a new chief marketing officer to oversee the company's global marketing and demand generation strategy.
