Warrington-headquartered Tactus Group has completed its third major acquisition of the year with the purchase of a B2B IT hardware provider.

The firm has taken ownership of the West Yorkshire-based £20m turnover Business IT Support Team (BIST) Group as it looks to strengthen its position in the B2B hardware space. It also seeks to add to its credentials across both IT devices and gaming.

The move is the latest in an active year for Tactus, having acquired Bradford-based e-commerce PC gaming specialist CCL Computers in April. The company also marked its first venture into the US in June with an investment into pi-top, a coding and robotics firm specialising in improving digital skills in education. 
 
Founded in 2003, BIST Group provides hardware and software IT services to businesses in the education, private and public sector and to clients across the UK. The 40-strong company, led by managing director and co-founder Keith Petty, has grown to become an accredited partner to Microsoft, Dell, HP, Lenovo and ESET.
 
Tactus secured a £40m investment from Chrysalis Investments last month. This is to support its plans to become a "globally recognised" gaming and consumer computing group.