Nottingham-headquartered Ideagen, a provider of software solutions to regulated and high compliance industries, has strengthened its worker safety compliance capability with the acquisition of Australian SaaS business, Beakon.
Specialising in environmental health and safety (EHS) and contractor management, Beakon hosts an impressive list of customers including Coca Cola, Sydney Water and Conoco Phillips, helping to manage safety, risk and compliance of workers and site visitors.
Speaking about the acquisition, Ideagen CEO, Ben Dorks, said: “I’m really pleased to welcome Beakon into the Ideagen family. We’ve spent the last 12 months actively strengthening the capabilities we can offer our customers, particularly around worker and contractor safety.
“Sam and the Beakon team have built a really strong product. Adding these capabilities to our portfolio means we can offer an even wider range of solutions to our global customer base.
“We know this is particularly important to those industries with a high volume of transient or contracted workforces that require businesses to manage compliance obligations like permit to work and appropriate qualifications.”
Founder and CEO, Sam Davies, said: “Joining the Ideagen team is an exciting opportunity for Beakon. This move will fuel our expansion into new markets, enhance our ability to serve global clients, and provide access to valuable expertise and resources to better serve our valued clients.”
Beakon will be Ideagen’s fourth acquisition in the past 12 months and the sixth Australian business to come into their Asia-Pacific footprint since the start of 2023, joining Ideagen Damstra (April 2024), Ideagen Plant Assessor (January 2024), Ideagen OpCentral (November 2023), Ideagen Lucidity (October 2023), Ideagen OnePlace Solutions (May 2023), alongside Ideagen CompliSpace acquired in 2021.
