NRL Group acquires Runcorn rail training specialists Akona
Key facts
- Buyer
- NRL Group
- Target
- Runcorn-based training business specialising in rail, electrification and first aid courses
- Exit route
- Trade sale
- Sector
- Professional services
- Region
- North West
- Deal date
- 1 November 2026
NRL Group has acquired Runcorn-based Akona Limited and Akona Concepts, expanding its UK rail training and electrification services.
Akona delivers vocational training for the rail industry, including overhead line electrification courses, alongside first aid and health and safety training, and opened a dedicated indoor practical rail training centre in 2014.
NRL Group, which has provided engineering and rail services since 2001, has grown through a series of acquisitions. The value of the deal was not disclosed.
Originally reported by Runcorn and Widnes World