The consideration represents an acquisition multiple of around 10-times reported EBIT on a 12-month basis to 31 October 2025.
BPX Group, founded more than 50 years ago, specialises in supporting industrial customers with technical automation and control solutions in the UK and Ireland. BPX stocks, supports and supplies automation and control components, devices and solutions for many of the world’s leading electrical, electronic and pneumatic manufacturers to more than 6,000 active customers.
The acquisition complements RS Group’s strengths in automation and control – which accounts for more than 40% of group revenue – and enhances its technical capabilities and high-service focus.
It also expands RS’s relationship with key suppliers. Under RS ownership, there’s an opportunity for BPX to accelerate revenue growth through offering enhanced product and capability to complementary customers and optimising combined costs over the medium term.
