Hobs Group
Hobs Group BBC Studios
A 3D printed model of the BBC Television Centre in London.
Hobs Group has received a further £4 million investment from BGF, an established capital investor in small and medium enterprises (SMEs).
It takes the total investment made by BGF into Hobs Group up to more than £11m. With this additional financial backing, Hobs Group is to continue the expansion of its 3D printing, reprographics, facilities management and legal support services within the UK.
Based in Liverpool, England, Hobs Group is made up of four divisions: Hobs Studio, Hobs Repro, Hobs On-Site and Anexsys, all of which have experienced growth since BGF’s initial investment back in 2014.
Hobs Studio was notably involved in the Barking Riverside project earlier this summer. The company helped to plan the development of more than 10,000 new homes in East London by printing a 3.6m x 2.6m x 1m master plan model. It operates out of four UK-based offices in London, Bristol, Manchester and Glasgow, and offers 3D printing, terrestrial scanning and digital visualisations for architectural, engineering and product design projects.
Hobs Repro, meanwhile, operates out of 21 different offices across the UK and is introducing new digital services, such as AI-enhanced bid management systems and services. Hobs On-Site is helping companies with digital transformation, digitalising mailroom, document management and creative services. And Anexsys, which caters for over 70% of the UK legal top 50, provides eDiscovery, digital forensics, managed legal systems, and legal hardcopy services – it has recently secured seven of nine lots in the UK government’s eDiscovery framework.
All four divisions are set to benefit from a continuation of BGF’s support, a partnership both parties are confident in their strategy.
“Hobs is at the forefront of innovation in the 3D and specialist document related services and has experienced solid growth since our investment,” said BGF’s Neil Inskip, a Board member of Hobs Group. “We are backing a strong management team that continues to deliver on its plans. We look forward to supporting the business through its next stage of growth.”
“We have laid some important foundation stones for the group’s path forward and are leveraging the synergies that exist between the companies,” added James Duckenfield, Hobs Group CEO. “Each business has its own strategy for growth, focused on its specific market opportunities. Broadly speaking, we will look to crystalise and leverage our unique IP, introduce new digital services and find suitable acquisitions. This new investment from BGF is a vote of confidence in our strategy. We continue to enjoy a great partnership with the BGF team who share our ambitions for business.”
