Fox buys recycled asphalt specialist Fisher

The Blackpool-based building supplies provider has snapped up £11m turnover J Fisher & Sons, a serious participant in heavy haulage, street planing and asphalt reprocessing throughout the north west.

(l-r) Colin Fisher, Paul Fox CEO and Gary Fisher

The transfer strengthens Fox Group’s round building credentials, with Fishers processing greater than 200,000 tonnes of recycled asphalt planings (RAP) yearly.

It additionally comes simply forward of the group’s new £4m asphalt plant in Leyland opening subsequent month, with RAP set to feed instantly into manufacturing.

Fox CEO Paul Fox stated the deal would push the agency’s use of recycled supplies to round 2 million tonnes a yr.

“That is an especially thrilling time for the corporate and this acquisition will additional broaden our round providing to clients,” he stated.

“Fishers has a robust administration workforce, and we welcome them and their colleagues as we proceed with our enlargement plans.”

Fishers director Colin Fisher stated: “Becoming a member of the Fox Group will allow us to work with their expansive community and assets, offering vital alternative to develop and meet the growing demand for RAP.”