UK-based electronics service provider AWS has secured an investment from the private equity arm of Barclays Bank, Barclays Ventures, to fund acquisitions in the UK and broaden its international footprint in Southeast Asia.

UK-based electronics service provider AWS has secured an investment from the private equity arm of Barclays Bank, Barclays Ventures, to fund acquisitions in the UK and broaden its international footprint in Southeast Asia.

The expansion plans aim to continue the company’s path of strategic as well as organic growth within the electronics manufacturing sector.

During the last three years, AWS Electronics Group has made five acquisitions, broadening its manufacturing capabilities and implementing a fully integrated supply chain.

Employing 420 staff, AWS currently has annual sales in excess of £40 million. Today the business comprises four UK-based businesses supported by a manufacturing site in northern Slovakia.