Document Data Group (DDG), the fast-growing Central Scotland-based company supplying Photocopiers/Printers, Document Management and IT Services, has added another customer-rich Scottish business machine company to its portfolio.

Bellshill-based DDG, which has been a force in the business process optimisation field since its inception in its current form in 2012, has acquired the assets of Fife-based Hire Tech, which specialises in printers and copiers.

The deal brings in the region of 100 new customers to DDG, which now has a turnover approaching £5 million, and will expand the geographical reach and customer support capabilities for both enterprises.

It is the latest initiative by DDG, which has 35 employees and has experienced steadily increasing sales since it consolidated its operations and moved into a new headquarters at Strathclyde Business Park in 2020.

David Forsyth, Managing Director at DDG, said: “We are delighted to welcome Hire Tech into the DDG family and we expect that this new partnership will bring significant benefits to the operations of both companies.

DDG has been on a steadily upward trajectory since we moved to our new HQ four years ago and morale, which has been never been higher, will now be further boosted by this addition to our range and capabilities.”

He added: “Brian Hamilton has built a remarkable business at Hire Tech, and will continue in an important role with us with all the support and back office help that growing businesses need.”

Brian Hamilton, Managing Director of Hire Tech, has been in the industry for more than 40 years and has won a number of accolades, including being named as Canon’s top engineer in Scotland.

He said: “I have started, built and sold three companies over the course of my career, but it has been a real privilege to have been brought into alliance with a company and a team as professional as DDG.

It has fantastic people and an enormously exciting range of resources and we are very much looking forward to working with the new staff.”

Document Data Group has built its reputation as one of the most customer-focused groups in its sector by providing clients with cost and efficiency savings; control and visibility; better supplier relations; greater staff satisfaction; and improved transparency through more complete audit trails.