Ardonagh Advisory Holdings Ltd, a subsidiary of The Ardonagh Group (“Advisory”, “the Group”), today announces it has acquired Stallard Kane Group Limited (SKG), a leading provider of health and safety, HR, training, and employment law compliance consultancy services to businesses across the UK.
SKG was established in 2000 and is headquartered in Gainsborough, with a presence in Birmingham, Hull and London. Its team of nearly 100 people includes a host of industry experts who provide specialist high-quality risk advice across a wide variety of sectors. The firm’s corporate book represents over 3000 clients.
SKG will be led by Nathan Jones, Managing Director, trading independently as part of the Ardonagh Advisory platform which includes Towergate’s regional branch network, Health & Protection, Specialist and Retail lines alongside Broker Network, Compass UK and Ethos Broking.
Commenting on the announcement, Rob Worrell, CEO of Ardonagh Advisory said:
“Businesses of all sizes and sectors face growing and changing legislative requirements and the need to meet them has been magnified by the hardening market.
“Stallard Kane has extensive experience providing high-quality risk advice to thousands of companies across the UK, helping them to stay safe and compliant with health, safety and employment law.
“Their expertise in this area will further broaden Ardonagh Advisory's range of services to meet even more of our clients’ needs."
Richard Kane, and Isma Ali joint founders of Stallard Kane Group said:
“This is a pivotal moment for us at Stallard Kane and becoming part of Ardonagh is a huge opportunity for us to accelerate our growth ambitions.
“Joining Ardonagh Advisory and the wider Ardonagh Group is a very welcome next step in the journey of our business, and we know that our complementary businesses and mutual commitment to excellence will enable us to reach even greater heights.”
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ARDONAGH ADVISORY
Ardonagh Advisory Holdings Ltd is The Ardonagh Group’s SME broking platform comprised of Bravo Networks, Ethos Broking, Footman James, Hera Indemnity, Towergate, Towergate Health & Protection, Thompson & Bryan, Compass UK and Usay Compare brands.
With legacies which laid the foundations for the creation of The Ardonagh Group, these are advice-led, community-focused businesses with an unrivalled local footprint of experts across a wide range of sectors and specialisms, combined with national and international reach.
STALLARD KANE GROUP
Stallard Kane Group provides a leading professional advisory service, which supports businesses on all aspects of Health and Safety, Human Resources, Compliance and Training. The Group’s extensive experience has helped keep thousands of companies across the UK safe and compliant for 20+ years.
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