CARLISLE-based electrical engineering company Meldrum has been taken over by France's VINCI Energies.

The firm - which is based on Currock Road, Currock, and also has an office in Seascale - provides electrical and instrumentation engineering services, including to major nuclear sites. It was set up 12 years ago.

It will now come under VINCI Energies’ industrial engineering brand Actemium UK, enabling this division to expand in the UK nuclear sector.

Chris Hutchinson, director of VINCI Energies UK and Republic of Ireland and director, Actemium UK, said: “We are absolutely delighted to welcome Meldrum into VINCI Energies. Our business model consisting of autonomous, specialised business units is perfectly suited to enable Meldrum to further increase their success in the nuclear sector while complementing our own nuclear offering.

"This strengthens even more our market presence and ability to respond to the rapidly growing needs of the UK market and is a significant milestone for both companies.”

Steven Holliday, general manager of Meldrum, added: “Partnering with Actemium’s industrial engineering experts will help us enhance the offer to our customers in the nuclear sector and allow us to shift our growth plans up a gear."