Cura Terrae Continues Growth with Latest Acquisition to Increase Stack Testing Footprint

Cura Terrae, the leading group of environmental consultancy and services providers, has acquired Atesta to further increase its stack testing footprint. The acquisition into Cura Terrae group company Envirocare unites nationally renowned stack testing industry leaders and will further enhance Envirocare’s national presence.

Since its inception in 2022, Cura Terrae has built on its three founding companies with further acquisitions including the incorporation of a market leading air quality monitoring instrumentation and service provider. Atesta is the most recent business to bolster the group’s offerings.

The latest acquisition will increase the group’s stack testing teams around the UK to continue to meet expanding demand. The move to acquire Atesta provides clients with a larger pool of knowledge, experience and resources to draw upon.

Cura Terrae CEO Prof Pete Skipworth welcomed the Atesta team, saying: “We continue to seek out the highest quality providers in the market. Atesta shares Envirocare’s and our whole group’s ethos of excellence and pride in the services we provide, in the knowledge that we are contributing to environmental improvement.”

Alastair Wolff, MD of Atesta, said: “Having been at the forefront of the emissions testing industry for 30 years, I am extremely proud of what James Harmer, myself, and the whole Atesta Team have accomplished in such a short space of time. We have achieved high levels of customer retention, invested heavily in the best equipment, and focused on amazing customer service.

“Having achieved so much, I was particularly keen to find a company who would genuinely value what we do, who would recognise all our achievements, and who shared our ethos.  I have known John and Barry for many years, and what they have done at Envirocare is nothing short of phenomenal, so when the opportunity to work with them arose, it was literally a dream come true.  We are all very excited to be joining forces again, taking the combined business to the next level, and making Envirocare the emissions testing company of choice, for permitted sites across the UK”.

Cura Terrae is backed by our Impact Fund which maintains a long-term commitment to sustainability, aligning with Cura Terrae’s commitment to take care of the Earth. The group focuses on environmental and sustainability services, capitalising on opportunities for collaboration between group companies to maximise benefits to the environment, communities, and business.

James Gregson, Impact Fund Partner at Palatine, said: “This marks the fourth acquisition for Cura Terrae since receiving investment from our pioneering Impact Fund in March 2022. Combining the skills of Envirocare and Atesta adds breadth and depth to Cura Terrae’s role in supporting businesses to understand and determine their compliance with emission limits and laws.”

Cura Terrae and Envirocare were advised by Megan Atack and team at Freeths, including Corporate Partner Andy Francey. The acquisition was backed by Shawbrook Bank. Nicola Merrit and the team at Cortus Advisory carried out FDD, and Craig Hughes at Brown Butler Tax DD. Atesta was advised by Akeel Latif, Scott Sands and team at Myerson as well as David Baggott of CN Strategic Advisory.