Breedon embracing people power to build a sustainable future

Following the successful rebrand of Whitemountain Quarries, Lagan Asphalt, and Lagan Materials to Breedon Ireland, the company is redoubling its focus on advancing a sustainable business model that encourages staff to reach their full potential and rise through the Breedon ranks.

Formal training, coaching, mentoring and on-the-job experience provide staff, both new and existing, with the means to fully involve themselves with the running of the business and contribute in a meaningful way. Recently appointed Managing Director, Pat Gilroy stated the peoplecentric culture was one of the main reasons for joining Breedon: “I really liked the culture - an entrepreneurial, locally-driven, world class company. I was very attracted by the company’s purpose of ‘Making a Material Difference’ and the simplicity of the values. As well as working on being more sustainable and developing our people, our biggest asset, we look to take care of our suppliers and customers in a fair way that continues to create value whilst tackling the repercussions of the energy crisis.” At the heart of Breedon’s purpose is its four core values which are to ‘keep things simple’, ‘strive to improve’, ‘show we care’, and ‘make things happen’. These core values provide the cultural framework within which Breedon operates and guides the behaviours that are expected by its employees to ensure long-term success. Breedon Group Plc is a leading, vertically-integrated construction materials group operating in over 350 locations across Ireland and Great Britain. The company holds around 1 billion tonnes of mineral reserves and resources and employs more than 3,500 people across GB and Ireland, with over 300 employees in the Republic of Ireland and a further 250 in Northern Ireland. Reporting as three segments: Great Britain (GB), Ireland and Cement. The operations in GB and Ireland are fully-integrated aggregates and downstream products businesses, comprising of construction materials and contracting services (aggregates, asphalt, ready–mixed concrete, bitumen, contract surfacing, highway maintenance and airfield construction). The Cement business, which is headed up by Jude Lagan, is a major producer of bulk and bagged cement in GB and Ireland.