WARRINGTON-based wellbeing company Raiys has taken another leap forward for its growth strategy with the acquisition of content streaming service Ashia.
The deal enables Raiys, which currently provides online and in-person support to over 750,000 employees in companies and organisations across the UK, to further enhance its wellbeing content, technology platform and management intelligence capabilities.
Raiys supports clients with health and wellbeing services such as a dedicated app, wellbeing audits, behavioural change programmes, health screening, workshops, neurodiversity assessments, mental health training, one-to-one coaching and 24/7 access to specialist counselling.
Onsite support is provided by specialist clinicians including doctors, nurses, health and fitness experts, counsellors and nutritionists.
The company’s digital and face-to-face services are designed to deliver improved health and performance and increase employee engagement, and to build resilience and emotional strength to help people face stress and life challenges.
The Ashia service is Raiys’ second acquisition following its swoop in early 2023 for The Healthy Employee, which works with employers to improve the physical and mental health and wellbeing of their people through targeted programmes, including workshops, webinars and roadshows.
Life and hope
Clients using Ashia – the name means life and hope in Arabic – include Sussex Cricket, The Lowry theatre and arts venue in Salford Quays, Scotland-based hire firm GAP Group and construction and development company GRAHAM.
James Murphy, founder and chief executive of Raiys, said: “Organisations are increasingly starting to understand their role and responsibilities in supporting employee wellbeing in the workplace. Our mission is to help employers and businesses of any size to create healthy, purposeful workplace cultures across all sectors and job roles.
“The addition of Ashia gives us an even more powerful offering and enables us to grow the digital side of our proactive wellbeing services as we focus on our goal to provide employers and organisations with all the tools they need to improve the health and wellbeing of their people.
“The combined data capabilities of the Ashia and Raiys services will also give existing and new clients access to formidable real-time management data to assist their managers and HR teams with informed wellbeing decision-making. I’m delighted to be able to bring Ashia into our business.”
The deal ensures the future of the Ashia business and safeguards the jobs of all nine employees, who have transferred to Raiys. It takes the number of Raiys employees to 75.
