A top regional accountancy firm has completed its integration into a larger group - as a familiar name is consigned to the history books.
Ipswich-based Ensors - along with its 300-strong workforce at offices in Saxmundham, Ipswich, Bury St Edmunds, Cambridge, Huntingdon and Norwich - was acquired by Azets in September last year.
The 130-year-old firm continued under its own name for a period - but is now rebranding as "Azets".
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The parent business employs around 9,000 staff across 190 locations over eight countries.
The two companies have been involved in a phased integration over the last year with Ensors clients gaining greater access to Azets’ wider range of specialist services, sector expertise, technology and international resources.
David Scrivener - regional danaging director at Azets - said: “Today is an important milestone and the natural next step in our journey with Azets.
“Ensors has been part of East Anglia for more than 130 years and we are enormously proud of the reputation, relationships and expertise that have been built over that time.
“Becoming Azets doesn’t change those foundations.
“Our clients will continue to work with the same people, in the same locations, with the same commitment to high-quality, personal service.
“What has changed over the past year is the breadth of what we can offer.
“Being part of Azets gives our clients and our people access to greater expertise, investment and opportunities, while retaining the strong local relationships that have always defined our business.”
Azets UK chief executive Peter Gallanagh said over the past 12 months, the teams have increasingly worked as one business.
“When Ensors joined Azets last year, we knew we were bringing together two businesses with a very similar approach to clients, people and long-term relationships," he said.
“East Anglia is an important growth region for Azets, and we are proud of the platform we have established here.
“We will continue to invest in our people, capabilities and presence across the region, building on the remarkable heritage Ensors has created over more than 130 years."
Ensors was founded by Isaac Lott Ensor in Ipswich's Museum Street in 1889.
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