A Hundred More Jobs For Ruddington?

A major UK software company, which already employs around 900 workers at Ruddington Fields Business Park, says it could create over a hundred further jobs at the site if revised proposals for a new office block and car park are given the nod by planners. MHR, which provides HR, talent management, and payroll services, has applied to Rushcliffe Borough Council (RBC) to revise plans which were already approved in September 2022 for another building adjacent to ‘Britannia House’ (pictured top). This additional block was to contain 2 floors of car parking and 2…

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Ruddington Fields Firm Announces Further Acquisition

Software company Ideagen Plc, which has its Head Office on Ruddington Fields Business Park, and employs around 1,200 people, has revealed it has entered into a “definitive agreement” to acquire ProcessMAP. In June, Ideagen itself was taken over by Rainforest Bidco Limited, a newly-incorporated wholly-owned subsidiary of funds managed by Hg Capital. However, it’s continuing to trade under the Ideagen brand as an already trusted name in software solutions for regulated industries. Speaking about the news, Ideagen CEO, Ben Dorks, said: “Both organisations share a common purpose, and this provides a compelling opportunity to do…

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Ruddington’s King of Takeovers is Taken Over

A high-flying software company based in Ruddington Fields Business Park – which has become well known for its multi-million pound acquisitions of other companies – has revealed that it has now itself been acquired. Ideagen Plc, which employs around 400 people, and has its Head Office at Ergo House on Mere Way, has been taken over by Rainforest Bidco Limited, a newly-incorporated wholly-owned subsidiary of funds managed by Hg Capital. The acquisition follows an initial offer in April, and was implemented by means of a court-sanctioned scheme of arrangement. The full…

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Thy Kingdom Gone

It’s been revealed that a Christian bank, which changed hands in 2020 for a reported £7 million, is moving out of Ruddington Fields Business Park. The institution uses financial services to support Christian churches and charities – with its profits utilised to support Christian causes. Bizarrely – other than our Post Office – Kingdom Bank on Mere Way was Ruddington’s only remaining banking facility, albeit telephone and mail based, after the closure of our village centre branches of HSBC, Barclays, Santander and The Nottingham. Kingdom’s mission statement is: “To glorify the Lord Jesus Christ by…

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Ruddington’s First Multi-Storey Car Park Opens

It was just over two years’ ago when RUDDINGTON.info reported plans to build a four-storey car park at Ruddington Fields Business Park. After a slight redesign during the planning approval process, it has now been officially opened. However, this parking is not for public use, but for staff and visitors to the headquarters of MHR Global – the Ruddington based HR, payroll and analytics provider. It’s part of a major building expansion project which began with the opening of ‘Wellington House’ – which houses MHR’s software teams. This was followed by a £3million refurbishment…

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Ruddington Firm’s £15.8 Million Acquisition

A high-flying software company based in Ruddington Fields Business Park has announced it’s bought yet another software company – this time for an eye-watering £15.8 million! Ideagen Plc, which employs around 400 people and has its Head Office at Ergo House on Mere Way, has this time purchased Bromsgrove-based Redland Business Solutions Ltd. ‘Redland’ is what’s called a RegTech software-as-a-service (SaaS) company. It supplies regulatory and compliance software to the financial services industry. Its leading software platform, ‘Insight’, provides banks, investment managers, asset managers and insurance companies with solutions that underpin the Senior Managers…

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Ruddington Firm’s Seven Million Dollar Purchase

A successful software company based in Ruddington Fields Business Park has announced the acquisition of a high flying American inspection software provider – for a cool seven million dollars! Ideagen Plc, which employs around 400 people and has its Head Office at Ergo House on Mere Way, has bought North Carolina  based InspectionXpert – which is said to currently generate $2.8million in annual revenue. The move will bring in more than one thousand extra clients – like Boeing, Kohler and Pratt & Whitney – to add to Ideagen’s already impressive portfolio including…

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Multi-Storey Car Park for Ruddington?

Last August we reported how a Ruddington based software company had announced its latest expansion would lead to the creation of around 400 more jobs here – a number which was then raised to 500 posts this spring. Payroll giant MHR has its UK site at Ruddington Fields Business Park – in ‘Britannia House’ (currently being refurbished) and the newly built ‘Wellington House’. The company, established in 1984, develops software already used in processing payments to around 10 percent of the UK’s workforce. MHR has previously received planning permission from Rushcliffe Borough Council (RBC)…

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Hundreds of New Jobs for Ruddington

A Ruddington based software company has announced its latest expansion will lead to the creation of around 400 more jobs here. MHR, a specialist provider of Human Capital Management Solutions, has opened its newest office building this week as part of its ambitious growth plans. Company directors from MHR joined representatives from the building firm Stepnell and architects Simon Gee Designs for the ribbon cutting at Wellington House in Ruddington Fields Business Park. The environmentally-friendly building will house its 200-strong software teams and is also said to include state of the art data…

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