NRI Australia Limited, trading as ‘NRI’ locally, has today announced that SQA HoldCo Pty Ltd and its controlled entities including Planit Test Management Solutions Pty Ltd (collectively known as ‘Planit’) will officially join NRI Australia and New Zealand (NRI ANZ) as a subsidiary company. Planit will be a dedicated line of business within NRI ANZ, focused on delivering quality engineering services to its clients.

Effective 1st October 2025, this strategic move marks a significant milestone in NRI’s continued expansion and investment across the region and allows NRI to better serve its clients with end-to-end services. Planit brings well over two decades of deep specialisation in quality engineering and software testing, automation, performance, and security testing, further strengthening NRI’s position in the Australian market as a trusted end-to-end digital transformation partner.

“This is an exciting new stage for both organisations,” said Kaylene O’Brien, Chief Executive Officer of NRI Australia and New Zealand.

“Planit has earned an outstanding reputation in quality engineering through its technical depth, trusted delivery, and focus on outcomes. By bringing our strengths together, we are able to deliver to our clients broader capabilities, deeper specialisation, and innovative solutions tailored to their needs.”

The integration introduces Planit’s cutting-edge AI-powered delivery capabilities into the NRI Australia and New Zealand network, including Amplify, Planit’s proprietary GenAI tool designed to accelerate testing, increase coverage, and drive efficiency across the software development lifecycle.

With Planit formally joining NRI ANZ, clients across the region will benefit from a unified offering that spans digital strategy and consulting, enterprise technology solutions, managed services, and now, market-recognised quality engineering.

This development reflects NRI’s commitment to delivering exceptional value and outcomes for businesses across Australia and New Zealand, while continuing to grow a network of locally embedded, highly specialised expertise.

Planit, the world-leading provider of quality engineering, quality assurance and application testing services, has increased its footprint in the UK with the acquisition of fellow quality specialists, Shift Left Group. Headquartered in Yorkshire, Shift Left’s mission is to make business and technology better for its clients, by providing the strategies, solutions and advice needed to move quality earlier and throughout lifecycles of change.

Planit enables businesses to deliver better software, with confidence, by providing the skills, smarts, and solutions needed to improve the quality of their software and the way they deliver it. Headquartered in Sydney, Planit is the leading provider of quality engineering solutions, consultancy, services and training, in the Asia Pacific region.

The acquisition of Shift Left sees Planit contend for the second spot amongst specialist quality engineering service providers worldwide and grows the group’s rapidly expanding UK-based headcount beyond 300. With the backing of its parent company, Tokyo Stock Exchange-listed economic research firm, system integrator and consultancy, NRI, Planit has its sights firmly set on achieving the top spot in its industry before the completion of its Vision 2030 strategy.

Mike Weale, CEO of Planit, said the acquisition of Shift Left is a progressive and forward-thinking development that will enable opportunity and success for technology partners and industry professionals.

“We are thrilled to welcome Shift Left to the Planit group and take our enhanced combined serviced offering, to the United Kingdom and European technology landscape.” Mr. Weale said. “Further to this, we can offer our employees increased opportunities across the combined entity, which will also benefit our customers.”

“Through this acquisition, we can leverage Shift Left’s suite of services and strong customer base to expand our offerings throughout the UK and into Europe, which is key to executing our Vision 2030 strategy.”

“Planit and Shift Left share a commitment to quality. This is reflected in our core strengths and corporate values. Together, we will work towards a sustainable and secure future through the seamless connection between people and technology.”

Under the acquisition, Shift Left, will continue to operate under its brand, with its Co-Founders David Rigler and Alan Upton leading Shift Left operations.

According to Managing Director, David Rigler, its partnership with Planit will enable Shift Left to continue its focus on providing a quality service to its customers by leveraging the scale and capability that Planit has within its existing operations.

“We were listening to the needs of our customers, and we could clearly see the opportunity to expand our global reach and extend our service offerings. We also knew that achieving this on our own would be possible, but would take significant time and investment. We needed to find a partner with a substantial global footprint and Planit was the logical choice. Not only did we have a historical relationship, we also knew that they had the capability and capacity to move our business forward,” Mr Rigler said.

“Alan and I look forward to seeing our organisational synergies come to bear, as together we reinforce our core offerings and deliver our clients enhanced strategic thought leadership within the quality engineering space.”

Shift Left joins Planit locally in the UK and globally into the wider business footprint across Australia, New Zealand, the Philippines, and India. The acquisition figure is confidential.