Following a huge amount of work by our fantastic team over many months, we are ready to announce that SL Controls is fully merging with our parent company, NNIT. This process will be completed in January 2025 and represents a very exciting time for the newly integrated SL Controls and NNIT team.
What does this mean in practice? The now former SL Controls employees will all become part of the Smart Factory and Supply Chain business unit within NNIT. All staff will remain in place to continue delivering Smart Factory solutions to our customers in the global life sciences sector. I will personally head up NNIT’s Smart Factory and Supply Chain solutions.
This merger will enhance the services we deliver to our existing clients while giving us even greater access to large-scale Smart Factory projects across Europe and around the world.
Natural Evolution
SL Controls was launched over 20 years ago and was acquired by NNIT in 2021. Merging fully into NNIT is the next step in our evolution. I am incredibly proud of our 150-strong team, and I am enthusiastic about the career opportunities offered by this integration.
I am also excited about the continuing impact we can have in the life sciences sector helping pharmaceutical and medical device manufacturing operations modernise and improve. Our whole ethos as a company from the beginning has been to support and facilitate the digital transformation of production lines. We will now more than ever be better equipped to help our current and future customers meet the challenges of today and prepare for the future.
Positive Change
The former SL Controls team is now part of the NNIT Group, headquartered in Denmark but with locations around the world including, of course, Ireland. NNIT delivers best-in-class digital solutions, specialising in serving the life sciences sector.
As part of the full integration of SL Controls with NNIT, there will be several visible changes. We have already communicated with customers to confirm the continuation of service delivery and to answer any questions. From a branding perspective, we will begin operating under the NNIT logo and brand and the SL Controls website and social media channels will be switched off.
You can visit the new Smart Factory section of the NNIT website to learn more about our enhanced service offering. I would also like to encourage you to follow us on NNIT’s social media channels, particularly LinkedIn.
Hard Work and Dedication
In closing, I want to thank the integration teams that have worked diligently over the last number of months to ensure the merger is smooth and successful. There is still work to do, but it has been fantastic to see the (now former) SL Controls teams and NNIT teams come together across a range of different disciplines to achieve a united goal.
I along with other leaders in NNIT have always believed there would be a strong cultural alignment between SL Controls and NNIT. To see that cultural alignment in action gives me even greater confidence in the future we are embarking on together.
I have always said during my time leading SL Controls that success is only possible because of the skills and dedication of our people. That will continue to be the case as we head into 2025 and beyond as NNIT.
Keith Moran
