Lafarge buys Premier to boost concrete arm

Construction materials producer Lafarge Aggregates has acquired Staffordshire-based Premier Readymix Concrete for an undisclosed sum.

The move strengthens Lafarge's presence in the region and underlines the group's long-term strategic objective to maximise the potential of all of its UK operations and overall asset base.

Jeremy Greenwood, director of business performance for Lafarge Readymix, said: "Premier is a well-located operation in a part of the country where there is great potential for growth in construction.

"This move was a great opportunity to reinforce our network of 105 concrete plants and improve our support to other long-term Lafarge group operations in the region.

"It is our intention to make further investments in this regional business, maintaining the existing workforce and providing better support in areas such as customer service and technical excellence to improve our overall offer to builders across the county," he added.

As well as a full range of standard quality readymix concretes, Lafarge hopes to be able to offer unique specialist products such as the Agilia range of self-placing concretes and screeds.