EMS Group to drive ‘tremendous growth’ with £3.4m investment in new Ellesmere Port HQ

Marketing and healthcare services firm EMS Group has announced a seven-figure investment in real estate and technology development.

The company is establishing a new £2.4m state-of-the-art headquarters in Ellesmere Port that will enable it to meet a growing demand for roadshow services and NHS-approved mobile healthcare units.

Located on South Road, the new 21,452 sq ft HQ lies within the Cheshire Science Corridor Enterprise Zone.

The remaining £1m will help EMS Group establish workshop space where in-house teams will create and design its roadshow trucks.

The business will also recruit for new senior roles across management and vehicle body building.

EMS Group CEO Keith Austin commented: “Increased demand for mobile solutions in both of our core markets – marketing events and healthcare – has put us on a tremendous growth trajectory that now requires that we invest further in expanding our Cheshire operations.

“While we will still be working with our network of suppliers, we have exciting plans to bring some more design and tech-capabilities in-house.”

He continued: “This will be significant in driving cost efficiencies, and our customers will benefit from greater speed of deployment of our vehicles.

“The new workshop and technology is a real first within our sector, and reflects our commitment to spearheading the industry with innovations that will future-proof our service.”

The £3.4m investment follows a record year for the company, which last year saw profits pass £1m for the first time.

EMS Group comprises roadshow agency Event Marketing Solutions (EMS) and mobile medical unit supplier EMS Healthcare.

Speaking further, Keith said: “We’re now operating in over 40 countries, so the investment in technology will also be instrumental in our ability to innovate in new markets, catering to them individually by developing vehicles to meet their specific needs.

“For EMS Healthcare, it means we can widen our offering of clinical medical units to the NHS, further supporting the NHS Five Year Forward view and the drive for more out-of-hospital and community care.”