Unifi Aviation has acquired Up & Away, UK’s aircraft services and private jet detailing businesses providing aviation services, including cabin cleaning, de-icing, private jet detailing, technical cleaning, and other adjacent aviation services with marquee UK and European airlines and global VIPs/dignitaries among its clientele.
Founded in 2008 by Stefan Murphy, Up & Away has operations in thirteen major airports in UK namely, Stansted (STN), Manchester (MAN), Birmingham (BHX), Newcastle (NCL), with an upcoming fourteenth location at London Gatwick Airport (LGW).
Murphy will become Unifi's Managing Director based in the UK.
Unifi aims to grow its UK business to more than $120 million in the region over the next three years, benefiting its key stakeholders, its customers and employees.
“Up & Away has earned a strong reputation for exceptional services. We look forward to working with Stefan and his team as they join the Unifi family and build upon Up & Away's track record,” commented Gautam Thakkar, chief executive, Unifi. “More than 224 million passengers traveled to and from airports in the UK in 2022, and we are confident that our knowledge and experience from operating in 200+ airports, including the world's busiest, will allow Unifi to replicate its success in the UK and provide the customers an exceptional experience."
Stefan Murphy, founder & managing director, Up & Away added: "I have been fortunate to build this company from the ground up. I look forward to this immensely exciting phase of growth, and joining a leading aviation services organization like Unifi opens new doors. I want to thank George Rolls, our former Chairman, for his astute guidance and unwavering support through the formative years of the business and recent negotiations. I also want to thank all of Up & Away's staff and customers for their loyalty and contributions, without which this exciting expansion would not be possible.