Sligo-founded SL Controls will be part of NNIT’s Smart Factory solutions, with 150 employees in Ireland and across NNIT’s other locations worldwide.
Irish engineering business SL Controls – with operations in Sligo, Dublin, Limerick and Galway – is to merge with multinational NNIT.
All former 150 staff and management of SL will remain in place and CEO Keith Moran will head up NNIT’s Smart Factory and Supply Chain solutions.
“It is an excellent progression for the company and for all the people working in it”
The Irish specialist technology integration firm was acquired by the NNIT Group – one of the world’s leading suppliers of business and IT solutions to life sciences — in 2021.
SL Controls was founded by two former LotusWorks Sligo employees Keith Moran and Shane Loughlin.
The smart future of manufacturing
Publicly listed NNIT is specialised in life sciences internationally and the private and public sectors in Denmark. It has 1,700 employees in Europe, Asia, and the US.
“We are very excited about the international role we will be playing in the NNIT Group and how this change will further enhance our service offering to meet our current clients’ global requirements while also giving us access to larger-scale global projects across the European market,” said SL Controls co-founder and CEO Keith Moran.
“SL Controls will be NNIT by January 2025, and we will be fully integrated into the NNIT Group. This ongoing evolution of the company brings with it many benefits and opportunities for clients as we widen our network.
“It is an excellent progression for the company and for all the people working in it. We are delighted to be fully integrating with a company that shares our vision of excellence in service delivery in the life sciences industry.
“It also gives our team wider career options both in Ireland and across Europe and will give them access to work on major global projects. There is great cultural alignment between SL Controls and NNIT as we both focus on our people – success is only possible because of the skills and dedication of our team.”
The smart factory is part of the future of manufacturing. It integrates systems, equipment, and devices so they can generate data to improve production processes.
NNIT will be working with the life sciences sector internationally to modernise manufacturing processes based on smart factory principles and ensuring clients have constant access to accurate and reliable manufacturing data from every corner of their factories.
“We are thrilled to be joining forces with the SL Controls team, bringing deep expertise within the Smart Factory solutions area to our Manufacturing and Supply Chain domain,” said Ricco Larsen, senior vice-president, Region Europe, at NNIT.
“Together, we will be even stronger with a second-to-none united offering portfolio to the life sciences market. This will bring many exciting opportunities for clients and employees alike, and we are very excited about our joint future.”
Main image at top: Ricco Larson, senior vice-president, Region Europe NNIT; Par Fors, NNIT CEO; and SL Controls CEO Keith Moran
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