Deloitte buys smart manufacturing business Efficientia Solutions
The Australian branch of professional services firm Deloitte has bought industrial and manufacturing sector technology integration and support specialists Efficientia Solutions.
Established in 2018 and based out of Sydney, the highly-specialised firm provides services in the areas of automated software solutions, strategy, and productivity improvement to clients in the manufacturing and heavy industries.
The company is led by managing director Gordon Cornish, who now joins Deloitte’s smart manufacturing practice as a principal alongside a team of seven consultants and engineers out of Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Perth.
“Efficientia Solutions has been very well regarded in the market and we’re excited to be welcoming Gordon and his team to Deloitte,” said industrials practice leader Jesse Sherwood. “The next wave of productivity will come from digitising physical operations for our asset intensive, manufacturing and industrial clients, and bringing that information into their core business systems to unlock value.”
He continued: “The team joining us brings that capability into Deloitte. Their deep experience in working with clients to leverage best-in-class operational technology (OT) solutions, including automation software, manufacturing execution systems and integration of OT with enterprise IT systems will complement Deloitte’s existing advisory, tech and transformation capabilities.”
The Efficientia Solutions team share a common history at Wonderware in Australia and South Africa, which now sits under the Aveva brand within Schneider Electric. For example, Cornish, and his Efficientia colleagues Richard Anderson and Carel de Jager – respectively now senior manager and senior OT specialist lead at Deloitte – all previously spent upwards of a decade and a half at Wonderware.
Cornish altogether brings more than 40 years worth of industrial automation and IT experience, noting the industry’s significant technical evolution over that time. “This is an exciting time for the team as we work with Deloitte to expand its capabilities in raising the productivity of our clients through digitisation. We can now bring the breadth and depth of Deloitte to the services we offer.”
Earlier this month, Deloitte bought a minority stake in PwC’s Indigenous Consulting (now Yamagigu Consulting), and in 2023, the Big Four closed six deals. With revenues of $2.6 billion, Deloitte is Australia’s largest Big Four firm.
