Kingston, Ontario (May 11, 2015) – Spectris plc (SXS:LSE), a UK based company with annual revenues of over C$2 billion and over 8,000 employees in more than 30 countries, has recently acquired ESG Solutions (ESG), an industry leader in microseismic technology and services. Since ESG was acquired by Spectris in December of 2014, plans for international market expansion in both the mining and geotechnical divisions at ESG have been in development. In addition, ESG has mandated an enhanced focus on R&D and market analysis to provide added value to its clients in the mining and geotechnical industries.