{"id":93746,"date":"2021-05-17T07:30:00","date_gmt":"2021-05-16T21:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fnarena.com\/index.php\/2021\/05\/17\/nri-australia-expands-locally-with-acquisition-of-planit\/"},"modified":"2021-05-17T07:30:00","modified_gmt":"2021-05-16T21:30:00","slug":"nri-australia-expands-locally-with-acquisition-of-planit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.fnarena.com\/index.php\/2021\/05\/17\/nri-australia-expands-locally-with-acquisition-of-planit\/","title":{"rendered":"NRI Australia Expands Locally with Acquisition of Planit"},"content":{"rendered":"<table border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"10\" cellpadding=\"5\" align=\"right\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mma.prnasia.com\/media2\/1510432\/NRI_Australia_logo.jpg?p=medium600\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" title=\"logo\" hspace=\"0\" vspace=\"0\" width=\"118\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">SYDNEY<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">May 17, 2021<\/span> \/PRNewswire\/ &#8212; NRI Australia (NRI AU), an Australian regional management company that is part of the global NRI group, announced today the acquisition of Planit, an Australian-based global leader in application testing and quality engineering services.&#160; <\/p>\n<div class=\"PRN_ImbeddedAssetReference\" id=\"DivAssetPlaceHolder1\">\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The acquisition is in line with NRI&#8217;s strategy to expand its capability and global footprint as part of the &#034;Vision2022&#034; strategy, which aims to expand NRI&#8217;s client base in other industrial sectors and enhance its presence across the <span class=\"xn-location\">Asia Pacific<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-location\">Europe<\/span>, and <span class=\"xn-location\">North America<\/span>. <\/p>\n<p><span class=\"xn-person\">Hiroyuki Kawanami<\/span>, president of NRI Australia, said the acquisition of Planit, which employs approximately 1500 staff and has offices across <span class=\"xn-location\">Australia<\/span> as well as in <span class=\"xn-location\">New Zealand<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-location\">India<\/span> and the <span class=\"xn-location\">United Kingdom<\/span>, would further strengthen NRI&#8217;s capabilities globally. <\/p>\n<p>&#034;We are excited to continue to meet milestones that support NRI&#8217;s Vision2022 through the acquisition of Planit, a leader in the provision of quality engineering and application testing services,&#034; Mr Kawanami said. <\/p>\n<p>&#034;Welcoming Planit to the NRI Group will allow us to maximise Planit&#8217;s offerings and expertise and continue to grow the business by expanding its operations into <span class=\"xn-location\">Japan<\/span> and other areas of <span class=\"xn-location\">Asia<\/span>. <\/p>\n<p>&#034;This is particularly important as the efficiency of application testing and automation is a crucial step in digital transformation initiatives in order to meet demand for faster, more user friendly, secure and accurate system development. <\/p>\n<p>&#034;Through this acquisition, NRI will be able to leverage Planit&#8217;s suite of services and customer coverage in order to expand its offerings in Oceania along with the other subsidiaries in NRI&#8217;s portfolio.&#034;<\/p>\n<p>&#034;NRI and Planit share commitment to quality as their core values and through each other&#8217;s strengths, will jointly contribute to a safe and secure society.&#034;<\/p>\n<p>Under the acquisition, Planit, which was established in 1997, will continue to operate under its brand, with the current Managing Director, <span class=\"xn-person\">Mike Weale<\/span>, continuing to lead the Planit operations.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Weale said: &#034;Planit has developed substantially since its inception in 1997, growing from one office in <span class=\"xn-location\">Sydney<\/span> to an industry leader with a significant presence across the globe. We continue to see strong demand and growth for our services and with NRI&#8217;s global footprint, this further strengthens our capability to continue to deliver our quality customer solutions. We are excited to have the support of a large global business that is NRI behind us.&#034;<\/p>\n<p>Planit joins a number of other subsidiaries under NRI Australia, including AUSIEX, ASG Group, M&#038;T Resources, Group 10 Consulting and 1ICT. 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