Home / Insights / News / Fortius to acquire Builder’s Profile Fortius to acquire Builder’s Profile Align Bidco Limited has today signed an agreement to acquire the entire share capital of UK based Builder’s Profile (UK) Ltd (“Builder’s Profile”) from its current shareholders. The acquired business will join Supplier Assessment Services Limited (trading as “Constructionline”) and Altius VA Limited as part of a group of companies serving the supply chain risk management industry. In Q2 2020 the Align Bidco Limited group will be rebranded as “Fortius”. Builder’s Profile is a niche provider of software solutions to construction main contractors, who use the software to collect information about their sub-contractors. The software enables the main contractors to self-assess sub-contractors against their internal criteria for risk and compliance management of their supply chain. Constructionline provides pre-qualification, safety assessment and verification services to the construction industry and Altius VA Limited provides software and services solutions to the Rail and facilities management industry. The acquisition will allow Fortius to expand beyond its existing activities in the construction industry to offer support to any customer that desires to manage and assess its supply chain on an insourced basis. The potential market opportunities for this software are significant in a wide range of sectors including facilities management, transport, hospitality and other service-related industries. The businesses will be operated separately for the foreseeable future and will cross-sell services on a non-exclusive basis. The acquisition is subject to customary closing conditions and will complete during the second quarter of 2020. Simon Gibbs, Chairman of Fortius, said: “Our ambition to grow our Group into the market for self-assessment software is accelerated through the purchase of Builder’s Profile, and we look forward to working with the team to grow the services that it provides to its existing clients and eventually taking the concept to a wider market.” Paul Long, Managing Director of Builder’s Profile, said: “We’re delighted to become part of the Fortius Group, and we’re confident our existing customers will continue to receive the high levels of customer service they’ve come to expect. Being part of a larger, financially stable group gives us the basis to build for the future.” Key Facts The acquisition will complete during the second quarter of 2020, subject to customary closing conditions. In Q2 2020 the Align Bidco Limited group will be rebranded as “Fortius”. Meet the Buyer Find out about our upcoming events for your chance to meet top buyers. Learn more News Related case studies Supplier Case Studies Suffolk County Council We spoke to Martin Jennings, Senior Procurement Officer at Suffolk County Council about his experience working with Constructionline to promote their construction framework agreement. In 2012, Suffolk County Council adopted Constructionline to align to industry standards and make considerable efficiency savings in their procurement process. … Read more Supplier Case Studies ASW Property Services Ltd ASW Property Services Limited is an indigenous Welsh company providing specialist construction services delivering a wide range of maintenance and refurbishment services primarily to Local Authority and Housing Association clients across the whole of South Wales and beyond. The company specialise in delivering works to … Read more Buyer Case Studies Highways England Highways England is a government owned company, previously known as the Highways Agency which was an Executive Agency of the Department for Transport (DfT), and is responsible for maintaining and improving the strategic road network in England. Constructionline is used at Stage 1 pre-qualification, where … Read more See more