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RNS Number : 6632D  SDI Group PLC  11 May 2026

SDI Group plc

("SDI", the "Company", or the "Group")

 

Board Change

 

11 May 2026 - SDI Group plc (https://sdigroup.com/) , the buy and build group,
focused on companies which design and manufacture specialist lab equipment,
industrial & scientific sensors and industrial & scientific products,
announces that Non-Executive Director, David Tilston, intends to  step down
from the Board with effect from 31 July 2026.

 

David, who joined the Board in July 2017, is stepping down in line with best
practice corporate governance, as he approaches his maximum tenure as an
independent Non-Executive Director.

 

During his nine-year tenure, David has provided invaluable guidance and
support through a period of transformative growth for SDI Group. Upon his
appointment, the Group comprised of 4 companies generating £10.7m in revenue
and £1.3m in Adjusted Operating Profit. He has helped steer the business
through to its current standing, generating £66.2m in revenue and £10m in
Adjusted Operating Profit as of YE2025. David's strategic insight has been
integral to our continued expansion and success since that time.

 

The Board has commenced a search process to appoint a new independent
Non-Executive Director and will announce a further update on this new
appointment in due course.

 

Ken Ford, Chairman of SDI Group, said:

 

"On behalf of the Board, I'd like to thank David for the contribution he has
made to building the business over the past nine years and we wish him all the
best for the future. We look forward to welcoming a new Non-Executive Director
to the Board as we work together to continue to execute the Company's clear
strategy for growth."

 

 

 Enquiries:

     SDI Group plc                                                        +44 (0)1223 727144

     Stephen Brown, Chief Executive Officer                               www.sdigroup.com (http://www.sdigroup.com)

     Amitabh Sharma, Chief Financial Officer
     James Dimitriou, Group Head of Corporate Development

     Cavendish Capital Markets Ltd (NOMAD & Joint Corporate Broker)       +44 (0)20 7220 0500

     Ed Frisby / Seamus Fricker - Corporate Finance

     Andrew Burdis / Sunila de Silva - Corporate Broking

     Stifel (Joint Corporate Broker)                                      +44 (0) 20 7710 7600
     Fred Walsh / Brough Ransom / Ben Good

     Vigo Consulting (Financial Communications)                           +44 (0)20 7390 0230

     Tim McCall / Rozi Morris / Fiona Hetherington                        SDIGroup@vigoconsulting.com (mailto:SDIGroup@vigoconsulting.com)

 

About SDI Group plc

 

SDI Group plc (https://sdigroup.com/) , is a buy and build group, focused on
companies which design and manufacture specialist lab equipment, industrial
& scientific sensors and industrial & scientific products. The Group
includes small to medium size companies with specialist industrial and
scientific products in growth sector niches which help solve customers' key
challenges.

 

It specialises in the acquisition and development of companies that design and
manufacture specialist products for use in lab equipment, industrial &
scientific sensors and industrial & scientific products.

 

Its portfolio of businesses supplies the life sciences, healthcare, plastics
and packaging, manufacturing, precision optics and measurement instrumentation
markets.

 

SDI aims to continue its growth through driving the organic growth of its
portfolio companies and by the acquisition of complementary technology
businesses with established reputations in global markets.

 

For more information, please see: www.SDIGroup.com (http://www.SDIGroup.com)

 

 

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