Lafarge gain new ground in ready-mixed concrete

LAFARGE Aggregates Ltd have strengthened their presence in the West Midlands with the acquisition of Staffordshire-based Premier Readymix Concrete Ltd for an undisclosed sum. The move underlines the group’s long-term strategic objective to maximize the potential of all of its UK operations and overall asset base.

"Jeremy Greenwood, director of business performance for Lafarge Readymix, said: ‘Premier is a well located operation in a part of the country where there is great potential for growth in construction. This move….will reinforce our network of 105 concrete plants and improve our support to other long-term Lafarge group operations in the region."

"‘It is our intention to make further investment in this regional business, maintaining the existing workforce and providing better support in areas such as customer service and technical excellence to improve our overall offer to builders across the country.’"

"As well as a full range of standard-quality ready-mixed concretes, Lafarge hope to be able to offer specialist products such as their Agilia range of self-placing concretes and screeds from the new operation."