BELFAST technology company Totalmobile has paid an undisclosed sum to acquire GeoPal, the Dublin-based provider of mobile workforce management technology.
Totalmobile has more than 700 customers and 250,000 mobile-workforce users across the public services, property, facilities management, transport and infrastructure sectors.
Since 2018, its revenues have increased by more than 45 per cent a year, with growth continuing even throughout the pandemic.
It marks the next step in an acquisition strategy as Totalmobile looks to continue and accelerate growth, and comes after it secured significant investment from Bowmark Capital last October.
GeoPal's flexible mobile workforce management solution boasts 15,000 current users across more than 200 organisations including Kier, Babcock and Dublin City Council.
The solution will be rebranded and launched as Totalmobile’s new ‘Utilise’ product.
The acquisition adds a specialised software as a service (SaaS) solution to Totalmobile’s existing suite of field service management (FSM) software, enabling it to better cater to the construction, environmental and facilities management sectors.
The move is part of a dual strategy at Totalmobile to combine the most comprehensive suite of FSM products with deep expertise in a range of target vertical markets including facilities and housing, transport and infrastructure, and public sector.
The addition of GeoPal gives Totalmobile an opportunity to cross sell its products within the GeoPal customer base, offering them a more specialised solution that can deliver additional business value.
Totalmobile chief executive Jim Darragh said: “More than ever, efficient and transparent remote working is essential for many key infrastructure and utilities organisations, and it is essential that systems are in place to manage the unique risks presented, to protect the health, safety and well-being of employees.
“With GeoPal we have acquired some of the most flexible solutions in the market for managing profitability, productivity and health and safety compliance. We look forward to welcoming their staff and customers to the Totalmobile family.”
Gerard O’Keefe, chief executive of GeoPal, added: “We're delighted to be joining the Totalmobile family.
“We have worked hard to develop a world class solution that facilitates the digital transformation of field operations for Utility and Infrastructure services companies. Joining Totalmobile is fantastic recognition of our success in our chosen sectors.
“We very much look forward to becoming Totalmobile’s centre of excellence for the “Utilise” product, here in Dublin. We will have access to more resources to develop our product further, which will significantly accelerate our growth in the Utility sector.
“I look forward to working with Jim Darragh and his team to broaden the scope of our offering to our existing customers – something I know our customers will be delighted with."
