TRAFFIC data company Sky High plc, based in Tadcaster, has agreed to acquire the traffic survey and market research arm of Clearview Traffic Group, called Count On Us.

The £450,000 deal is to be satisfied by the issue of new shares in Sky High plc, which is listed on AIM, and will be put to shareholders at a general meeting on March 16. Sky High specialises in carrying out traffic and transport surveys for a range of public and private sector clients with surveys ranging from rail and bus punctuality to monitoring roadside air quality. It Mark Mattison, chief executive of Sky High plc said the merger would strengthen its geographic reach because Count On Us had a particularly strong presence in London and Wales.