Granite Digital has effected another bolt-on acquisition with the purchase of Dublin website developer Willows Consulting.
Willows Consulting was founded in 2002 by Sean Owens (55) and Aine Williams (51). The business had six people on the payroll in 2017, the last time the company’s accounts detailed headcount.
Willow Consulting’s recent projects include a new SaaS ecommerce builder for Sage50 (50ecom.com).
Other clients include the National Gallery of Ireland, Bord Na Mona, CityJet, Fexco and the FAI.
Granite says that Willow’s open-source eCommerce technologies integrate with a wide range of B2B and B2C eCommerce platforms such as Shopify, Prestashop, Magento, OpenCart and BigCommerce, as well as accounting platforms including Intact, Sage50/200, Opera, SAP and Kerridge.
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Willows Consulting will become a wholly owned subsidiary within the Granite Digital group.
Sean Owens commented: “We’re on a fantastic journey at Willows, delivering over 500 eCommerce projects for our customers over the past two decades. By joining forces with Granite, it gives us the scale and expertise to grow at pace and provide our customers with an even wider range of eCommerce and digital transformation services. We’re very excited by the opportunities that lie ahead for us.”
Based in Cork and with offices in Dublin and Galway, Granite Digital says it is Ireland’s largest independent digital agency. Clients include Lidl, Dalata Hotel Group, Bord Bia and Huawei.
In recent years Granite Digital has subsumed Connector, Webtrade, MediaOne and Apps Made Easy. Employee headcount is now c.80 people.
CEO Conor Buckley commented: “Our latest acquisition provides us with much enhanced eCommerce skills and capabilities.
“Willows Consulting brings 20 years of eCommerce expertise and deep relationships with an impressive customer base from across Ireland, the UK and further afield.
“Our digital-first mindset is driving our continued success. We expect 2022 to be stronger again as we look to accelerate our business expansion through organic growth and further strategic acquisitions.”
Willows Consulting Ltd had net worth of €300,000 in December 2020. Current assets amounted to €426,000 and liabilities were €130,000.
The company shareholders are Sean Owens (51%), Aine Williams (44%) and John Cahill (5%).
