London ready-mixed concrete joint venture

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Breedon Group PLC

21 November 2019

 

News release

21 November 2019

Breedon Group ("Breedon") to form

London ready-mixed concrete joint venture

Breedon Southern Limited, part of Breedon Group plc, today announces plans to form a joint venture in London trading as Capital Concrete Limited ("Capital Concrete"), with Robert Brett & Sons Limited ("Brett") and the Capital Concrete senior management.

Three of Breedon's existing ready-mixed concrete assets will be combined with those of Capital Concrete, Brett's established ready-mixed concrete operation in London.  The enlarged business, which will continue to trade as Capital Concrete, will provide both partners with a strong platform from which to develop their offerings to the London market.

Capital Concrete currently operates seven ready-mixed concrete plants in Bow, Croydon, Romford, Rainham, Wembley, Silvertown and Staines.  Breedon will contribute its plants in Cricklewood, Feltham and Enfield, together with £3.1 million in cash, in return for a 43 per cent interest in the joint venture.  The balance will be owned by Brett (43 per cent) and management (14 per cent). 

Commenting on the agreement Pat Ward, group chief executive of Breedon, said: "We have had a longstanding ambition to expand our footprint in the UK's largest construction materials market.  This joint venture enables us to secure immediate critical mass in Greater London, in collaboration with an experienced local partner, with the potential to develop a business of significant scale in the capital over the next few years.

"We are very much looking forward to working with the outstanding management team in Capital Concrete and this also gives us a great opportunity to strengthen our relationship with Brett."

Completion of the transaction is expected to take place on 1 December 2019.

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More about Breedon Group

Breedon Group plc is a leading construction materials group in Great Britain and Ireland.  It operates two cement plants and an extensive network of quarries, asphalt plants and ready-mixed concrete plants, together with slate production, concrete and clay products manufacturing, contract surfacing and highway maintenance operations.  The Group employs nearly 3,000 people and has nearly 900 million tonnes of mineral reserves and resources.  Its strategy is to continue growing organically and through the acquisition of businesses in the heavyside construction materials market.

For further information:

Breedon Group plc

Pat Ward, Group Chief Executive

Rob Wood, Group Finance Director                                       01332 694010

Stephen Jacobs, Group Head of Communications                07831 764592

Cenkos Securities (NOMAD and Joint Broker)

Max Hartley/Harry Hargreaves                                               020 7397 8900

Numis (Joint Broker)

Ben Stoop/Heraclis Economides                                            020 7260 1000

Teneo

Matt Denham/ Rachel Miller                                                   020 7260 2700

 

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