Ranger Fire and Security has forged a strategic partnership with Simpro, a prominent name in field service management software, aiming to enhance the management of fire and security (F&S) services across its network.
Simpro’s platform allows businesses within the Ranger Group to efficiently schedule and manage projects, improve cross-company communication, and facilitate cross-selling opportunities. This September, businesses in the Ranger network will begin utilizing Simpro’s platform, marking a significant step toward streamlined service delivery.
Improving Business Opportunities in the F&S Sector
Ranger addresses this issue by consolidating high-performing businesses with specialized expertise
The UK fire and security sector, although possessing a high level of skill, remains fragmented with many businesses opting for specialization in limited services.
This specialization can make expansion challenging. Ranger, established earlier this year, addresses this issue by consolidating high-performing businesses with specialized expertise into a unified platform, thereby creating a comprehensive solution and fostering a collaborative environment among its businesses.
Advantages of the New Partnership
In collaboration with Simpro, Ranger has developed a custom software solution that integrates seamlessly across its diverse businesses, eliminating the need for third-party software and manual workarounds.
This setup not only enhances cross-selling opportunities but also streamlines job quoting, scheduling, inventory tracking, and workflow management. Employees can now dedicate more effort to value-added tasks, better meeting customer demands efficiently.
Overcoming Industry Fragmentation
Mark Bridges, CEO of Ranger Fire and Security, commented, “Ranger was founded on a mission to overcome the fragmentation of the fire and security sector and support businesses to better collaborate and grow. Our new partnership with Simpro will enable us to take this mission to the next level.”
Bridges further emphasized that Simpro's platform complements Ranger's ethos and will be indispensable in delivering superior services.
Streamlining Services Across the Board
Ranger Group to effectively manage their operations and expand their market reach
Gary Specter, CEO of Simpro, noted, “For more than twenty years, Simpro has been helping businesses around the world to work smarter, improve their services and better meet customer needs. Our partnership with Ranger will achieve this and more, bringing genuine innovation to the fire and security sector.”
The collaboration is set to spark new growth opportunities, allowing individual businesses within the Ranger Group to effectively manage their operations and expand their market reach.
Ranger’s Expanding Reach
This partnership announcement follows Ranger Fire and Security’s recent acquisitions of IPH Fire Solutions Ltd, AFIL Ltd, Ignis Fire Protection Ltd, and Syncro Group Ltd. These acquisitions have bolstered Ranger's capabilities in fire detection, alarm systems, and various security services.
With financial support from the private equity firm Hyperion, Ranger is positioned for further investments and acquisitions, underscoring its strategy for growth through 2024 and beyond.
Ranger Fire and Security has announced a new, innovative partnership with Simpro, the pioneering field service management software for trade and field services businesses.
Simpro’s platform enables individual businesses operating in the Ranger Group to schedule and better manage projects at scale. It also uniquely and seamlessly notifies and passes specialist jobs to other businesses in the Group with relevant expertise or geography, facilitating and driving greater cross-selling opportunities.
In September, the first Ranger businesses will use Simpro’s platform to enhance their services and cross-sell across the Group.
opportunities for businesses
The UK F&S sector is currently highly skilled but fragmented, with many businesses opting to specialize in providing a handful of F&S services to a high standard. This focus on and need for specialization means that opportunities for businesses to grow their operations successfully can prove challenging.
Ranger was founded earlier this year to help overcome this, acquiring several high-performing businesses with expertise in specific areas and bringing them together under one roof to create a one-stop solution for clients’ needs while creating a forum to share knowledge, provide support and foster greater collaboration.
Benefit from Simpro’s services
Ranger and Simpro worked closely to develop a new tailored software setup, enabling it to operate across multiple individual businesses within the Ranger Group without the need for third-party software or manual workarounds.
Both current and new businesses that join the Ranger Group stand to benefit from Simpro’s services, not only in terms of increased cross-selling opportunities, but also from seamless and efficient job quoting, scheduling, inventory tracking, invoicing, and workflow management. This allows employees to focus on more value-added tasks and meet the customers’ needs.
The innovation also means that field teams can more easily access the full range of services they need without engaging multiple technology providers or tools.
Fragmentation of the fire and security sector
Mark Bridges, CEO of Ranger Fire and Security, said: "Ranger was founded on a mission to overcome the fragmentation of the fire and security sector and support businesses to better collaborate and grow. Our new partnership with Simpro will enable us to take this mission to the next level."
He adds, "Its best-in-class platform will add a new dimension to Ranger, building on the successes we have already had this year with the acquisitions of several high-performing businesses, and will allow us to further enhance our collaboration and cross-selling activity."
Mark Bridges continues, "Simpro’s commitment to constantly enhancing its platform fits well with Ranger’s ethos and will no doubt prove invaluable on our journey to provide customers with the best service offering possible. Culture and a can-do attitude were key when choosing our provider, and we were really impressed by Simpro’s approach throughout the selection process."
Ranger Group’s business lines
Gary Specter, CEO of Simpro, said: "For more than twenty years, Simpro has been helping businesses around the world to work smarter, improve their services and better meet customer needs."
He adds, "Our partnership with Ranger will achieve this and more, bringing genuine innovation to the fire and security sector. Together, we’ve created a platform that enables individual businesses to manage their workflows, while unlocking new cross-selling and growth opportunities across Ranger Group’s business lines."
Garry Specter continues, "We’re excited to continue working with Ranger and supporting it in its mission to bring greater collaboration and innovation to the UK’s fire and security industry."
Ranger Fire and Security’s acquisitions
The announcement comes on the heels of Ranger Fire and Security’s acquisitions of IPH Fire Solutions Ltd, AFIL Ltd, Ignis Fire Protection Ltd and Syncro Group Ltd earlier this year, which together have helped Ranger enhance its services in areas such as fire detection and alarms, extinguisher maintenance, suppression and security services.
Ranger has secured backing from the private equity investment firm Hyperion. With ample resources, Ranger is well-equipped to pursue further investments, acquisitions, and enhancements and is positioned for continued growth. The company has developed a comprehensive strategy for ongoing acquisitions throughout and beyond 2024.
