A County Durham concrete operator has been snapped up by a national aggregates firm in an undisclosed deal.
Durham-based Micromix (Northern) Limited, which trades as Express Minimix, has been acquired by Derby based Breedon Group, a leading construction materials group with bases across the UK and Ireland.
Express Minimix has a fleet of 25 mixer trucks, specialising in delivering small loads of ready-mixed concrete and screeds, to commercial and domestic customers across the North and parts of Scotland.
Breedon Group, which has 3,500 employees, operates two cement plants and a network of quarries, asphalt plants and ready-mixed concrete plants, as well as slate production, concrete and clay products manufacturing, contract surfacing and highway maintenance operations.
The group’s strategy is to continue growing organically and through the acquisition of businesses in the heavyside construction materials market. It said that Express Minimix complements its existing mini mix businesses, which currently operate throughout the Midlands, East Anglia and parts of Southern England.
It said it will draw material from Breedon’s local ready-mixed concrete plants and extend the group’s reach across the north of the UK.
Mike Pearce, managing director GB Materials, said: “Express Minimix is a great bolt-on acquisition for Breedon, it further strengthens our position in a key market for us and extends our market leading product and service offering for both new and existing customers.”
