TES Group

Case study 12 September 2025

TES Group was originally founded in 1999 by Brian Taylor, who operated as Sole Trader, designing and building control panels from a shed in his backyard. Six months later, he was joined by Noel McCracken and TES was registered as a Private Limited Company.

Region/Nation Northern Ireland
Sector Engineering
Programme Debt Funds
Partner

Brian and Noel identified a gap in the market for the provision of complete MEICA (Mechanical, Electrical, Instrumentation, Control and Automation) works to water utilities and, together, they acted quickly to establish a foothold in the marketplace. 

Since its inception, TES has grown rapidly. The group services clients throughout the UK,

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Ireland, Europe and internationally, from its office and manufacturing facility in Cookstown, County Tyrone and via the TES Power Data Centre campus in County Derry.

However, to keep up with the increased global demand for its products and services and enter the next stage of its growth phase, it required significant investment to scale its operations. 

Support from the Bank:

TES accessed significant equity funding from Foresight, which invests in promising growing companies, providing equity or debt to meet the needs of founders and management teams wherever they are on their funding journey. The British Business Bank invests in Foresight’s regional funds, including commitments of £30m to the Foresight Scotland fund, £20m to the Foresight North East fund and £15m to the Foresight Northern Ireland fund.

With offices in Belfast and Dublin, Foresight has over £100 million to invest into growing companies across the island of Ireland. To date, it has invested some £35 million into companies across a range of sectors and transaction types throughout Northern Ireland and Ireland. 

Impact of funding: what has TES Group gone on to do?

With Foresight’s backing, TES Group has invested heavily in its infrastructure to deal with increased global demand for its products and services and is set deliver 50% growth in turnover FY25. 

It has generated compound annual revenue growth of 27% over the last four years and provided local jobs across each of its sites. The business had 257 FTEs (Full-Time Equivalents) as of June 2025, up from 187 at the point of investment completion in October 2024.

Now, as one of the fastest growing companies in the UK and the third fastest growing business on the Fast Growth 50 Northern Ireland list, TES Group is a well-established leader in high-performance power distribution and monitoring systems. It can provide clients with an all-encompassing service from initial project conception right through to design, construction, installation and maintenance.

 

Foresight is the perfect investment partner to help propel our company into the next phase of its growth journey. They recognise and support our ambitions and bring a wealth of experience to bear around catalysing the growth of innovative, technology-led, client-service focused businesses. With Foresight’s backing, we look forward to building upon our international presence and delivering large-scale global projects with unmatched efficiency and quality. - Brian Taylor CEO,TES Group
We are proud to support a high performing Northern Ireland business and help propel it into the next phase of its growth journey. TES Group, well known for its levels of quality and service delivery, now holds an enviable position in both the water and power markets. We are keen to support the team as it commits to what will likely be another impressive and ambitious expansion phase. - Graeme Mckinstry Director, Foresight Group