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£5 MILLION INVESTMENT PLAN FOR BREEDON TILE PLANT IN NORTHERN IRELAND Breedon Cement & Products has announced that it is investing £5 Million in a new Concrete Tile Plant at its factory in Lisburn, Co. Antrim in 2023. This will be good news for a construction sector struggling to meet demand in a buoyant market. The existing facility was originally built by the Lagan Group in 1995, however due to a strong housing market both in Ireland & the UK, demand has increased to more than double the levels in 1995. Breedon Group employs more than 3,500 people across the UK and Ireland, with over 300 staff based in the Republic of Ireland and a further 250 based in Northern Ireland. The new plant will have capacity to produce up to 22 million tiles to meet the ever-growing demand across the UK and Irish markets. It will also allow the business to increase the range of tile profiles it manufactures. Managing Director, Jude Lagan, welcomed the announcement, and said it highlights the Breedon Group’s willingness to invest heavily in direct response to market demand. “Our new Concrete Roof Tile Plant will be welcomed by the industry as it is a direct and timely response to rising demand. It demonstrates Breedon’s confidence in the market going forward, as well as its desire to continue working closely with builders’ merchants and roofing specialists to give them the products they require.” The new plant is also seen as important in helping Breedon Group’s drive to net zero, both in terms of the thermal efficiency of Breedon’s products and their carbon footprint. Breedon, a leading construction materials group in the UK and Ireland, acquired the Northern Ireland based Lagan Group in
Jude Lagan, Managing Director, Breedon Group.
2018. The company produces cement, aggregates, asphalt, ready-mixed concrete, Welsh slate and specialist concrete and clay products, and also offers a range of contracting services. It has strong asset backing, with around one billion tonnes of mineral reserves and resources. Breedon has continued to grow as the UK and Ireland market remains strong, even in the grip of a pandemic, with demand levels remaining encouraging across the Group. Trends evident in the first half of 2021 have persisted with momentum in residential housebuilding and infrastructure spending continuing to drive volume growth.
PARTNER WITH BOBBY! The owner of Bobby Products, Ryan O`Leary comes from a family that is steeped in the construction industry, with over 30 years of experience. Bobby Products was proudly named after Ryan’s father, Bob, and his son Bobby. Growing from a small base, Bobby Products have developed over the past nine years into a leading supplier of construction materials in Ireland with a particular speciality and unrivalled reputation in producing world class wheelbarrows. Brexit has opened a new door for Bobby Products in having EU manufactured and quality assured products available for nationwide delivery with quality customer service and easy returns. Operating out of the Coolmine Industrial Estate, Dublin 15, with excellent road network access, Ryan and his team are looking to partner with a like minded business to distribute their full range of products nationwide. Ryan says “We have excellent penetration on the east coast and would now like to work with a strategic sales and distribution partner to offer our 16
range of products to customers nationwide. On-going supply chain costs out of the far-east coupled with Brexit related issues have made our Bobby Barrows in particular, very competitive. If you are looking to strengthen your product portfolio and potentially partner with us on the next stage of our journey, please get in touch.” The range of Bobby Products includes the well-known Bobby Barrow. Also included is Bobby Bond, an adhesive and sealant manufactured using the latest hybrid polymer technology which will seal and adhere to virtually every substrate indoors or outdoors, mortar bins and trolleys. The company have a solid repeat business with display stands in over 50 outlets. There is business potential in the rest of the country creating the opportunity to visit monthly to restock. For further information please contact Ryan O`Leary, Bobby Products, ryan@bobby.ie, Phone: 087 7414945 and visit them at Stand M23 at The Hardware Show. March/April 2022
