Breedon wins top construction award

Breedon Aggregates, the UK’s largest independent aggregates business has been presented with the Best Construction and Materials PLC Award in the 2014 Stock Market Awards, run by Shares magazine in association with KPMG. At a ceremony at the Park Lane Hotel in London, hosted by BBC Radio and TV star Giles Brandreth, Breedon beat off competition from four other leading contenders to win the trophy, which was presented to group chief executive Simon Vivian. The award was given in recognition of the comp

April 4, 2014 Read time: 2 mins

894 Breedon Aggregates, the UK’s largest independent aggregates business has been presented with the Best Construction and Materials PLC Award in the 2014 Stock Market Awards, run by Shares magazine in association with KPMG.

At a ceremony at the Park Lane Hotel in London, hosted by BBC Radio and TV star Giles Brandreth, Breedon beat off competition from four other leading contenders to win the trophy, which was presented to group chief executive Simon Vivian.

The award was given in recognition of the company’s outstanding performance over the past year.

Nominations were secured through votes from Shares magazine readers and StockMarketWire subscribers and via invitations to company directors, brokers and financial PR consultancies.

Breedon’s chairman, Peter Tom, said: “We’re delighted that Breedon’s achievements have been acknowledged in this prestigious award. We’re proud to share it with all of our 1,000 employees in England and Scotland, because it’s their dedication and hard work that made it possible.”

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Breedon Group has completed the acquisition of Hope Construction Materials, creating the UK’s largest independent construction materials group in a deal worth £336 million.

And the 200-strong team at the Hope Cement works in county Derbyshire, England today celebrated becoming part of Breedon with a visit from Group Chairman Peter Tom CBE and Group Chief Executive Pat Ward. Accompanied by Hope Cement Managing Director Ashley Bryan, they toured the site and met members of the workforce.

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