TTC Group targets expansion with Synergie Training acquisition

TTC is expanding its offer to include construction and infrastructure training as part of its entry into the broader health and safety marketplace.   

The training and compliance company has acquired an accredited education specialist, Synergie Training.

Jim Kirkwood (pictured), CEO of TTC, said that the deal marked a new strategic phase for the business, backed by financial investment from Pricoa Private Capital.  

“The acquisition of Synergie Training is an excellent first step into this complementary and adjacent market where compliance and learning are key,” he explained. 

“It has an enviable reputation for quality training and outstanding service, boasting a rarely achieved Net Promoter Score (NPS) of 100.  

“Its method of delivery is very similar to our own ‘book-pay-deliver’ model but currently largely delivered manually and face-to-face. 

“This is a fantastic opportunity to further leverage our tech-enablement and virtual training skills to increase Synergie’s customer base still further while also accelerating growth into new areas such as environmental training.”

TTC trained more than 700,000 people in 2023 and, with the construction sector remaining the industry with the highest number of fatalities across Great Britain, according to the Health and Safety Executive, it says that the need for quality training is clear. 

TTC will work with Synergie to extend the courses it offers. Steven Nelson, managing director of Synergie Training, said: “We are delighted to be joining the TTC family of trusted training and compliance solutions.

“As a tech-enabled business, TTC represents an exciting and significant opportunity for Synergie Training to make our training programmes even more accessible to our existing clients, whilst offering improved scalability for us to deliver the best possible training en masse to the construction and infrastructure sector.”