Leeds-based groundworks and excavation specialists the Moorhead Group has bought Derby-based East Midlands Demolition (EMD).
The acquisition is part of what Moorhead says is a strategic plan to expand both its enabling works services and geographical reach.
Moorhead already provides services to the construction industry including geotechnical engineering, bulk excavation, demolition, asphalt removal, site remediation, soil stabilisation, recycling, crushing and aggregates supply.
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Moorhead Group co-founder, Jonathan Prutton, said: “We are delighted to have acquired EMD.
“It’s one of the most capable and respected demolition companies in the region and is a perfect fit with our plans for expansion and ability to offer a complete enabling works solution.
“From our base in Leeds we have become the industry leader in the region and our plans now are to replicate this success in the East Midlands by offering our customers a one-stop-shop for their pre-construction enabling work-related needs.
“We have also opened a West Midlands office in Stoke-on-Trent to service those areas within a 50 miles radius of Stoke.
“This means we are now well-placed to operate a variety of projects, from residential sites to large scale commercial, public sector and industrial developments across the West Midlands.”
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Philip Horsnal, who also co-founded Moorhead Group, said: “Whilst this is a significant step in our strategic and organic expansion, our search for additional businesses to join the group is ongoing.
“Through our present management team and extensive vehicle, plant and equipment holding, we are very well placed for future growth.
“As such, we continue to seek the right business to add to our portfolio and are actively recruiting new personnel to strengthen our team.”
Winn Jones, East Midlands Demolition managing director, said: “Being part of the Moorhead Group will raise our profile, extend our geographical reach and allow us to offer the full range of enabling work services.
“The future looks very exciting.”
East Midlands Demolition founder Peter Siddall, who sold the business, said: “Since I launched the business in 2002, we have established excellent relationships with many of the key building and civil engineering contractors in the region.
“It’s been an incredible journey and I am really excited about the possibilities of further growth as part of the Moorhead Group.
“I will also be continuing to pursue an active role in the management and development of the business, alongside the new team”.