Civica acquires Innogistic

Group extends market position and capability with acquisition of
leading geospatial systems specialist

October 2011, London… Civica, a market leader in specialist systems and business process services that help organisations to transform the way they work, has announced that Civica UK Ltd, the company’s wholly owned subsidiary, has acquired Innogistic Limited (“Innogistic”).

Based in Bristol, Innogistic specialises in application software and related services with particular expertise in geospatial information systems. The company is a leading supplier to local and central government, fire services, police and utilities, helping more than 120 customers to deliver efficient modern services enabled by location-based IT systems and computerised mapping.

The acquisition brings specialist technology and resource to the Group, and extends Civica’s market presence at a time when effective location data management is of increasing use as a means to achieve fast, flexible and lower cost services from public safety to water utility operations. Recent successes for Innogistic include new contracts with Conwy and South Gloucestershire councils and Northern Ireland Fire & Rescue Service together with winning the Best Technology Project award from Yorkshire Water.

Simon Downing, Civica chief executive, said, “I am delighted to welcome Innogistic to the Group. The company’s customer base, skills and product set are complementary to our existing business and strengthen our market position as we continue to develop the use of our market-leading software while extending the scope and scale of related managed and outsourced services”.

Dave Roberts, managing director of Innogistic, said, “The acquisition is a very positive development for our customers, partners and employees. It provides a stronger business with a broad capability to respond to the needs of public and private organisations as they face increasing financial and management pressures, while retaining the flexibility that customers have come to expect.”

In the UK the enlarged Group supplies more than 90% of councils and police forces, with software applications supplied to all fire & rescue services in Great Britain.

About Civica Group Ltd

The Civica Group (www.civica.co.uk) is a market leader in specialist systems and business process services that help organisations around the world to transform the way they work. Through experienced people who understand service delivery, the Group applies software, managed services and outsourcing to help customers streamline their activities. Civica supplies more than 2,000 organisations in the UK, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Canada and the USA, including more than 90% of the UK’s local authorities.

About Innogistic Ltd

Innogistic (www.innogistic.co.uk) provides innovative IT solutions to the public and private sectors in the UK. With expertise in desktop, web and cloud-based geographic information systems (GIS) and large scale database applications, the company’s diverse customer base includes local and central government, emergency services, utility companies and other public and private sector organisations.