Tag: Breedon

Breedon has a mineral pipeline in excess of 100 million tonnesIn the year to 31st December 2022, Breedon Group revenue rose 13% to £1,396.3m (2021: £1,232.5m). Pre-tax profit rose 19% to £135.8m (2021: £114.3m). The results were also helped by three bolt-on acquisitions – marine...

Llandudno Junction freight yard sidingsBreedon company Welsh Slate has reduced the embedded carbon in its quarried materials by shifting transport from road to rail. The Llandudno Junction freight yard had not been used for several years but extensive work – including vegetation removal, track repairs...

The Penfret, Severn Sands' suction dregderSevern Sands is a family-run marine dredging business operating in the Bristol Channel. It has licences to dredge 500,000 tonnes of sand a year, using its 60-metre suction dredger, The MV Penfret. Established in 1983 by Robert Breen, Severn Sands...

Breedon chief executive Rob WoodBreedon Group made a pre-tax profit of £114.3m  in 2021 on revenue of £1,232.5m (2020: £48.1m profit on £928.7m revenue. Volumes grew strongly, supported by the £178m acquisition of quarries and ready-mix plants from Cemex in 2020. Over the course of...