AV Technology has been acquired by
the AES Engineering Group from
Ionix Group as part of its on-going
strategy to expand its operations
internationally. The Manchesterbased
engineering firm, which has 90
staff and a turnover of £6m, will now
be part of AES but continue to
operate under the AVT brand, led by
Steve Mottershead, MD, and John
Chappell, group sales director.

AVT has grown by more than 20%
year-on-year since 2005 to become a
leading provider of condition-based
maintenance services and
engineering consultancy in the UK.

Mottershead said: “In the last
seven years we haven’t lost a client
and have grown in all parts of our
business. AV Technology has become
a force to be reckoned with in the
UK and we want to replicate that
success elsewhere in the world. We
believe that AES’s financial strength,
international footprint and enviable
reputation for quality products,
people and services will provide the
platform to capitalise on these
opportunities.”
The AES Engineering Group is a
British manufacturer of mechanical
seals and support systems sold under
the AESSEAL brand name with its
head office in Rotherham.