Nottinghamshire Builder Magazine - SEPTEMBER 2011 23
Tomorrow’s Tilers Pick Up Top Awards
Breedon Aggregates completes purchase of C&G Concrete Limited Breedon Aggregates Limited, the UK’s largest independent aggregates producer, has reached agreement to acquire (through a wholly owned subsidiary) the business and assets of C&G Concrete Limited (in administration) (“C&G”) from the joint administrators for £10.15 million (including deferred consideration).
East Midlands Ceramics has awarded top prizes to two talented young tilers from New College Nottingham’s (ncn) Basford Hall campus.
Simroy Witson (right) receives his EMC Tiles award for the most improved tiler from NCN Basford Hall’s Director of Construction, Kevin Gowdy.
EMC Tiles has strong links with the college and sponsors annual awards to the most promising newcomers to the industry, as well as supporting the tiling course throughout the year with a variety of events This year’s winners were Aaron Cook, apprentice of the year and Simroy Witson, most improved tiler. EMC Tiles managing director, Barry Slawson said: “It is essential to support up and coming youngsters and to ensure they are taught the highest standards and traditions of the industry. “As the region’s leading ceramic tile supplier, we believe it is vital for us to play a full role in ensuring the quality of future tile fixers. “EMC Tiles is a fervent supporter of training for the industry and this
years awards have gone to two very deserving winners.” The prizes were Rubi TX700 and TS40 Tile cutters, donated by Rubi. ncn Wall and Floor Tiling Lecturer, John Chambers, said: “The support we get from a prestigious company like EMC Tiles is extremely valuable to us and our students and we are most grateful for it. “Our long established link with the company helps us to maintain the highest standards and our students are exceptionally well regarded throughout the industry.” John Chambers was himself presented with the college’s Endeavour Award for outstanding achievement in working with students.
Residential development opportunity for sale in Mansfield SAVILLS are offering for sale a parcel of development land with potential for residential development. The 0.52 acre site - at 38 Fisher Lane, Mansfield, Notts. NG18 2SB - is roughly rectangular, with a loose aggregate covering, and with the vast majority of buildings having been demolished. The site has previously been used as a cash and carry. The site has had full planning permission for a scheme of 23 apartments, but this expired on 12 Jan 2010. Offers are invited. For more information, contact Michael Donaghy at Savills on 0115 934 8050 or email: mdonaghy@savills.com
C&G operates three sand and gravel quarries and 13 ready-mixed concrete and mortar plants in Lincolnshire, Cambridgeshire and Humberside. In 2010 C&G produced 330,000 tonnes of aggregates and 155,000 cubic metres of concrete, mortar and screeds. Sales revenue in 2010 was approximately £12 million. The acquired assets include a substantial and strategically valuable sand and gravel operation at Norton Bottoms in Lincolnshire. C&G also owns a number of other assets, including a farm of 286 acres with planned mineral deposits near Woodhall Spa in Lincolnshire. In total, C&G has planned mineral reserves of 6.6 million tonnes and potential further resources of 17.6 million tonnes. The acquisition is an excellent geographical and operational fit for Breedon Aggregates, linking the Company’s existing operations in the East Midlands and East Anglia and significantly enhancing its reserves and the scale of its ready-mixed concrete business. Commenting on the acquisition Peter Tom CBE, executive chairman, said: “We are delighted to have secured such a high quality business as our first bolt-on acquisition and look forward to welcoming C&G’s employees into the group. C&G has a strong market position and excellent asset base in Lincolnshire and South Humberside and we see significant growth potential in the business. We also expect to be able to deliver useful synergy savings and operational improvements following the acquisition. “We continue to review a number of other acquisition opportunities as we seek to build on the excellent platform we have created in Breedon Aggregates.” C&G was founded in Newark, Nottinghamshire in 1958 and expanded into Lincolnshire and South Humberside during the 1970s and ’80s. It is an integrated aggregates and ready-mixed concrete business which also produces mortar and screeds. It employs around 130 people. It owns three operational sand and gravel quarries at Kettleby, Kirkstead and Norton Bottoms in Lincolnshire. It also operates 13 ready-mixed concrete and mortar plants in the region, extending from Peterborough in the south to Grimsby and Elsham in the north. Its fleet of over 100 vehicles includes tippers, artics, mixers and tankers. The business was put into administration on 16 May 2011. Breedon Aggregates Limited is the largest independent aggregates group in the UK, after the five global majors. Following the acquisition of C&G Concrete, it operates 26 quarries, 18 asphalt plants and 40 concrete (including mortar) plants in England and Scotland and employs approximately 830 people. The group has nearly 200 million tonnes of mineral reserves and resources in the UK. Breedon Aggregates’ strategy is to grow through consolidation of the UK heavyside building materials sector.
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