Breedon Cement & Products has announced that it is investing £5 Million in a new Concrete Tile Plant at its factory in Lisburn, Co. Antrim in 2023. This will be good news for a construction sector struggling to meet demand in a buoyant market. The existing facility was originally built by the Lagan Group in 1995, however due to a strong housing market both in Ireland & the UK, demand has increased to more than double the levels inBreedon Group employs more than 3,500 people across the UK and Ireland, with over 300 staff based in the Republic of Ireland and a further 250 based in Northern Ireland. The new plant will have capacity to produce up to 22 million tiles to meet the ever-growing demand across the UK and Irish markets. It will also allow the business to increase the range of tile profiles
it manufactures.
Managing Director, Jude Lagan, welcomed the announcement, and said it highlights the Breedon Group’s willingness to invest heavily in direct response to market demand.
“Our new Concrete Roof Tile Plant will be welcomed by the industry as it is a direct and timely response to rising demand. It demonstrates Breedon’s confidence in the market going forward, as well as its desire to continue working closely with builders’ merchants and roofing specialists to give them the products they require.”
The new plant is also seen as important in helping Breedon Group’s drive to net zero, both in terms of the thermal efficiency of Breedon’s products and their carbon footprint.
Breedon, a leading construction materials group in the UK and Ireland, acquired the Northern Ireland based Lagan Group in The company produces cement, aggregates, asphalt, ready-mixed concrete, Welsh slate and specialist concrete and clay products, and also offers a range of contracting services.
It has strong asset backing, with around one billion tonnes of mineral reserves and resources.
Breedon has continued to grow as the UK and Ireland market remains strong, even in the grip of a pandemic, with demand levels remaining encouraging across the Group. Trends evident in the first half of 2021 have persisted with momentum in residential housebuilding and infrastructure spending continuing to drive volume growth.
