{"id":31681,"date":"2026-06-30T11:03:59","date_gmt":"2026-06-30T11:03:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/?p=31681"},"modified":"2026-06-30T11:03:59","modified_gmt":"2026-06-30T11:03:59","slug":"westica-comms-acquired-by-fast-growing-serbus-daily-business","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/?p=31681","title":{"rendered":"Westica Comms acquired by fast-growing Serbus \u2013 Daily Business"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dailybusinessgroup.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Stevie-Dynes-left-and-Andy-Hunwicks-right.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-197055 lazyload\" style=\"width:840px;height:auto\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"794\" height=\"531\" src=\"https:\/\/dailybusinessgroup.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Stevie-Dynes-left-and-Andy-Hunwicks-right.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-197055 lazyload\" style=\"width:840px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dailybusinessgroup.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Stevie-Dynes-left-and-Andy-Hunwicks-right.png 794w, https:\/\/dailybusinessgroup.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Stevie-Dynes-left-and-Andy-Hunwicks-right-300x201.png 300w, https:\/\/dailybusinessgroup.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Stevie-Dynes-left-and-Andy-Hunwicks-right-768x514.png 768w, https:\/\/dailybusinessgroup.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Stevie-Dynes-left-and-Andy-Hunwicks-right-600x401.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 794px) 100vw, 794px\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Staying put<\/em>: <em>Stevie Dynes (left) and Andy Hunwicks<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Westica Communications, a Glasgow-based specialist in microwave and radio networks, has been acquired by Serbus, and ICT infrastructure managed services company for an undisclosed sum.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Serbus is backed by Aliter Capital, the private equity \u2018buy and build\u2019 specialist with offices in Glasgow and London. Westica is the fourth acquisition by Serbus since December 2022.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Founded in Glasgow in 1994, Westica works with customers operating in some of the UK\u2019s most demanding critical national infrastructure (CNI) environments including utilities, \u2018blue light\u2019 services, government, transport, and oil &amp; gas.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Its directors Stevie Dynes and Andy Hunwicks are remaining with the business, working closely with Serbus and Aliter which is focused on adding further acquisitions and supporting the company\u2019s organic growth.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Mr Dynes said: \u201cOur success has always been built on technical expertise, responsiveness and customer relationships. Joining Serbus Group allows us to build on those foundations and invest further in the future. <\/p>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe are excited about the additional capabilities and opportunities this partnership will create for our customers and colleagues moving forward.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Simon Fieldhouse, group CEO at Serbus said: \u201cThis is another important step for Serbus in building a business to meet the increasing needs of CNI customers. <\/p>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cSector expertise and a focus on Security, operational Health &amp; Safety, and Compliance is core to the Serbus strategy, and we recognise in Westica the same commitment to resilience, reliability and customer service. <\/p>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe addition of Westica to our Group extends our security DNA and strengthens our mission to connect and protect the services that matter most.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Aliter partner Greig Brown said: \u201cThis latest acquisition is another significant step forward in realising our growth ambitions. Westica is a great fit, adding a wealth of specialist skills and experience to the group. <\/p>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe addition of Westica\u2019s presence in Scotland also supports plans to develop a UK wide footprint for Serbus, servicing major customers across the length and breadth of the country.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Serbus is aiming to become a\u00a0UK market leader in B2B critical network and ICT Infrastructure managed services within the CNI sector. <\/p>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">The group combines secure infrastructure and communications capabilities with government-grade security expertise and offers immediate scale. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Business Bulletin:<\/strong>\u00a0<em>Sign up for our breakfast email of the day\u2019s breaking news<\/em><\/p>\n<p><!-- Simple Share Buttons Adder (8.5.5) simplesharebuttons.com -->           \t            <\/div>\n<p><script>\n!function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n{if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\nn.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\nif(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\nn.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\nt.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\ns.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window,document,'script',\n'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n fbq('init', '1192059580980274'); \nfbq('track', 'PageView');\n<\/script>#Westica #Comms #acquired #fastgrowing #Serbus #Daily #Business<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Staying put: Stevie Dynes (lef&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":31682,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[2],"tags":[1945,18407,18408,266,17847,265,9158,18409,18410,18411],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31681"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=31681"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31681\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/31682"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=31681"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=31681"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=31681"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}