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33-663: Breedon was traditionally centered around the quarrying of stone at Breedon on the Hill since the late 1800s. During 2000, Breedon was purchased by the Midlands-based aggregates firm Ennstone. In 2009, Ennstone entered administration and was acquired by the investment company Marwyn Materials, after which the firm was reorganised into Breedon Aggregates. Throughout the early 2010s, Breedon completed numerous acquisitions, both of whole companies and assets of larger competitors, such as Aggregate Industries and Marshalls plc . In 2016,

66-576: A "number of concerns" about the combination. The deal was set to combine Anglo American's Tarmac UK unit, employing 4,500 people, with Lafarge's cement, concrete and aggregate quarries, depots and terminals. Due to the size of the venture, the Office of Fair Trading referred it to the United Kingdom's Competition Commission , who concluded in May 2012 that due to the potential loss of competition in

99-450: A Breedon shareholder following the acquisition of Hope Construction Materials . Breedon has long had its headquarters in the village and parish of Breedon on the Hill , where stone has been quarried since the late 1800s. During 2000, Breedon, along with its Breedon Hill and Cloud Hill quarries, was acquired by Ennstone, a Midlands-based aggregates group. The quarry at Breedon produces both limestone and gravel . During March 2009, amid

132-515: A branch of the Midland Railway was built through the eastern part of the parish and Tonge and Breedon railway station was built at Tonge. In 1980 British Rail closed the line and later the track was dismantled. The trackbed through the parish is now part of National Cycle Route 6 . The Priory Church of St Mary and St Hardulph was originally a monastery founded in about AD 676 on the site of The Bulwarks, an Iron Age hill fort . It

165-467: A circular stone-built village lock-up with an adjoining animal pound. The lock-up is 18th-century and similar to the one in the nearby Worthington . It was used for detaining local drunks, and the adjoining pound for straying livestock. The lock-up and pound together comprise a Grade II listed building. Breedon Hall is an historic building which was the ancestral home of the Curzon family. In 1874,

198-402: A joint venture with construction services company TSL. Breedon produces a variety of grades of bulk and packed cement, in addition to crushed rock, sand, gravel, agricultural lime and a range of specialist ready-mixed concretes and asphalts. One of its best-known products is Golden Amber Gravel, used for pathways and driveways; it is reportedly the only gravel with a Royal Warrant . Golden Amber

231-550: A possible lessening of competition in the building materials industry. The subsequent investigation held that the acquisition would not unduly reduce competition for the production and supply of aggregates, but that there should be further investigation into the supply of ready-mixed concrete. In response to the CMA, Breedon offered to sell 14 concrete plants from a list of 27 sites that the CMA believed would have reduced competition. The CMA accepted Breedon's list of divestments and permitted

264-456: A total consideration of £9.0 million. In December 2017, Breedon announced its planned acquisition from Tarmac of four quarries and an asphalt plant in exchange for £16.5 million, to be satisfied by the transfer to Tarmac of 27 of its readymix plants and payment of £4.9 million in cash. However, in April 2018, CMA announced that Tarmac had been requested to address "competition concerns" regarding

297-553: A £178 million deal with Cemex . In May 2023, Breedon was listed for the first time on the main market of the London Stock Exchange . It has maintained its acquisitive strategy, which has included an expansion of its presence in the North American market via the purchase of BMC Enterprises. The firm's current chairman is Amit Bhatia , son-in-law of Lakshmi Mittal , the billionaire steel magnate who became

330-508: Is 3 miles (5 km) from East Midlands Airport and 5 miles (8 km) from the junction of the A42 road and M1 motorway . The village is 3 miles (5 km) from the River Trent , and 2 miles (3 km) from Donington Park motor circuit . Excavation of The Bulwarks in 1946 identified occupation between about the 1st century BC and about 1st century AD. The toponym is derived from

363-621: Is reported to hold a total of approximately 900 million tonnes of natural mineral reserves and resources. Breedon Group owns a 37.5% stake in BEAR Scotland, which maintains roads on behalf of Transport Scotland , and a majority stake in Alba Traffic Management, an Inverness -based firm that provides traffic management services for highway works, events and utilities. Through Mobile Concrete Solutions (MCS), Breedon also operates an on-site concrete batching service, run as

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396-564: Is used at Chatsworth House , The National War Memorial Arboretum and the Sandringham Estate . Other products include speedway shale , which is a mix of crushed limestone and clay laid down to form the competitive surface at motorcycle speedway tracks. Breedon shale is used in international speedway tracks such as Cardiff , Gothenburg and Copenhagen . Breedon developed its shale product alongside former speedway World Champion Ole Olsen and his son Torben. Breedon on

429-752: The Celtic word bre for hill and the Old English word dun for hill. Hence in its current form the name combines three forms of the word hill. Briudun , an early spelling, has been traced from AD 731. Medieval hagiography manuscripts record four saints buried in Breedon on the Hill. They are Friduricus, donor of the Mercian royal monastery built in Breedon during the seventh century, King Eardwulf of Northumbria , and relatively unknown Anglo-Saxon Saints Beonna of Breedon and Cotta of Breedon. Breedon has

462-473: The hamlets of Tonge 1 mile (1.6 km) east of the village and Wilson 1.3 miles (2 km) north of the village on the county boundary. The population at the 2011 census (including Isley cum Langley and Langley Priory) was 1,029 in 450 households. Breedon is notable for its Carboniferous limestone hill that rises 122 metres (400 ft) above sea level in a generally low-lying landscape and affords distant views across several counties. A large portion of

495-583: The Construction and Professional services arms forming Carillion plc. The aggregates and building materials side of the business retained the Tarmac name and was bought by Anglo American shortly afterwards. In February 2015, Lafarge announced that the business would be sold to CRH plc , once Anglo American had sold its stake. Anglo American completed the sale in July 2015, and the acquisition by CRH completed

528-696: The Hill Breedon on the Hill is a village and civil parish about 5 miles (8 km) north of Ashby-de-la-Zouch in North West Leicestershire , England. The parish adjoins the Derbyshire county boundary and the village is only about 2 miles (3 km) south of the Derbyshire town of Melbourne . The 2001 Census recorded a parish population (including Isley and Wilson) of 958 people in 404 households. The parish includes

561-534: The Holly Bush and the Three Horseshoes. There was a third pub, The Lime Kiln, but this is now a private home. The village has a small primary school and a post office. It did have a butcher's shop, but that closed in 2017. The school, St Hardulph's Church of England Primary School, was built in 1962 and also housed community facilities. Relations between the school, Leicestershire County Council and

594-635: The Scottish Borders, adding nearly three million tonnes of hard rock to its reserves. In October 2019, it was announced that the company had purchased Roadway Surfacing & Civil Engineering for up to £13.5 million, establishing it as a fully integrated business in North Wales. In January 2020, Breedon agreed a £178 million deal with Cemex to take over 49 ready-mix plants, 28 aggregate quarries, four depots, one cement terminal, 14 asphalt plants and four concrete products operations. This deal

627-830: The acquisition. Plants divested included sites at Cloddach, Moray and Inverness . The £336m cash-and-shares acquisition of Hope closed in August 2016. During November 2016, Breedon acquired the County Durham-based firm Sherburn Minerals Group for a total consideration of up to £15.7 million. In May 2017, it purchased Pro Mini Mix, a specialist concrete ‘mini mix’ supplier based in Oldbury. Three months later, Breedon acquired Humberside Aggregates, an independent sand & gravel quarry and aggregates merchanting business based at North Cave near Hull in East Yorkshire, for

660-473: The aggregates, asphalt, cement and ready mix concrete markets, some of their assets should be sold. In November 2012, Lafarge and Anglo American agreed to the sale of £285 million worth of British assets to Mittal Investments. In December 2012, Anglo American's Tarmac unit became Hope Ready Mixed Concrete Limited, whilst Lafarge's assets became Hope Cement Limited. The deal was completed in January 2013 with

693-602: The creation of Hope Construction Materials . The merger was completed in March 2013, following receipt of necessary approvals from the Competition Commission. Lafarge Tarmac bought Tarmac Building Products from Anglo American in April 2014. Also in April 2014, Lafarge announced it was merging with Switzerland-based cement giant Holcim Ltd., to form the world's largest cement producer, LafargeHolcim. Three months later, in July 2014, Anglo American advised it

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726-469: The deal; two months later, clearance was granted. During February 2018, Breedon was reportedly holding talks with the aim of acquiring a majority stake in the Lagan Group, a construction business that performed quarrying, cement, asphalt and contracting; in April 2018, it was confirmed that Lagan Group had been sold to Breedon for £455 million. During June 2018, the company acquired Blinkbonny Quarry in

759-497: The firm was cleared by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) to complete its purchase of Hope Construction Materials . Two years later, CMA also cleared a complex transaction between Breedon and rival firm Tarmac under which numerous plants, quarries, and cash were exchanged. During 2020, Breedon was again cleared to take over 49 ready-mix plants, 28 aggregate quarries, 14 asphalt plants and numerous other operations under

792-498: The firm's chief executive, publicly stated his ambition to expand via more acquisitions and that the aggregates market had ‘bottomed-out’. Breedon's turnover and profit figures both climbed considerable during the first half of 2013. In February 2016, the British Government's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) announced it would investigate the proposed acquisition of Hope Construction Materials by Breedon, citing

825-600: The following month. Following the purchase, Lafarge Tarmac was rebranded as Tarmac. In February 2011, Anglo American and Lafarge announced their intention to merge their British construction materials businesses, excluding Lafarge's gypsum activities. In September 2011, the proposed transaction was referred to the Competition Commission by the Office of Fair Trading, and in February 2012, the Commission reported that it had

858-472: The hill has been cut away by an active quarry now operated by the Breedon Group . This currently produces limestone and gravel. It has also produced sand. On top of the hill is The Bulwarks Iron Age hill fort , within which is Breedon's historic Church of England parish church . A recent survey found considerable evidence of occupation within the southern part of the hillfort enclosure. Breedon

891-527: The local community association subsequently broke down and the community association was unsuccessful in a high court application arguing that they had the right to use the facilities on the grounds that the community had contributed some of the funding for the construction of the building. Breedon has a football club, Breedon F.C. Tarmac (company) Tarmac is a British building materials company headquartered in Solihull , England . The company

924-490: The negative economic consequences of the 2007–2008 financial crisis , Ennstone went into administration and started selling off its divisions. In 2010, Ennstone was acquired by building materials industry veterans Peter Tom, chairman of the Leicester Tigers rugby club, and Simon Vivian, through their investment company, Marwyn Materials. Their strategy for the combined business, which they named Breedon Aggregates,

957-410: Was formed as Lafarge Tarmac in March 2013, by the merger of Anglo American 's Tarmac UK and Lafarge 's operations in the United Kingdom. In July 2014, Anglo American agreed to sell its stake to Lafarge, to assist Lafarge in its merger with Holcim and allay competition concerns. Prior to 1999, Tarmac Plc was an aggregates to construction company dating from 1903. It was demerged in July 1999, with

990-413: Was re-founded as an Augustinian priory early in the 12th century. Before becoming a monastery it was a hermitage . In 1498 members of the visiting Battenberg family took mass at the church on a number of occasions. What remains of the priory church includes a large number of Anglo-Saxon sculptures , an ornate family box pew and notable Renaissance church monuments . Breedon has two pubs:

1023-399: Was selling its 50% interest to Lafarge SA for £885 million ($ 1.5 billion), in part to allow the merger to clear regulatory hurdles. In February 2015, Lafarge announced it had reached an agreement to sell the company to CRH plc , with the exception of its Cauldon cement plant. Anglo American sold its 50% stake to Lafarge first, for £992 million ($ 1.55 billion), in order to allow CRH to buy

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1056-764: Was temporarily suspended due to CMA ordering that a regulatory investigation be conducted. Once cleared, the transaction was completed in September 2020. During May 2023, due to the company increasing valuation, it was transferred from the Alternative Investment Market to the main market of the London Stock Exchange . In March 2024, Breedon acquired the US-based firm BMC Enterprises in exchange for £238.1 million. Breedon Group produces cement, construction aggregates , asphalt, ready-mixed concrete, bitumen and other construction materials. The group

1089-671: Was to grow the company via the acquisition of small, often family-owned operations, in an industry generally regarded as having high barriers to entry . Throughout the early 2010s, Breedon undertook numerous acquisitions. During July 2011, it purchased the collapsed firm C&G Concrete Ltd under a £10.15 million that rescued 130 jobs. In January 2012, the firm also bought another concrete company, Nottingham Readymix. During April 2013, Breedon acquired assets in Scotland valued at £34 million from Aggregate Industries as well as £19 million of assets from Marshalls plc . That same month, Peter Tom,

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