A central belt services provider has expanded its customer base in the east of Scotland following the consolidation of its operations four years ago.

Document Data Group has acquired the assets of Fife-based Hire Tech, which specialises in printers and copiers, adding approximately 100 customers to the DDG portfolio and taking annual turnover to nearly £5 million. The business has been acquired from managing director Brian Hamilton, who has 40 years' experience in the industry and will continue in a senior role with the enlarged business.

Originally established in 2007, DDG now has 35 members of staff and has been steadily increasing sales since the consolidation of its operations a move into new headquarters at Strathclyde Business Park in 2020.

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“We are delighted to welcome Hire Tech into the DDG family and we expect that this new partnership will bring significant benefits to the operations of both companies," managing director David Forsyth said. “DDG has been on a steadily upward trajectory since we moved to our new HQ four years ago and morale, which has been never been higher, will now be further boosted by this addition to our range and capabilities.

“Brian Hamilton has built a remarkable business at Hire Tech, and will continue in an important role with us with all the support and back office help that growing businesses need."

Mr Hamilton added: “I have started, built and sold three companies over the course of my career, but it has been a real privilege to have been brought into alliance with a company and a team as professional as DDG.

“It has fantastic people and an enormously exciting range of resources and we are very much looking forward to working with the new staff.”