Briggs Equipment acquired the Belfast-based Balloo Hire Centres Limited in 2019. 08 April, 2021 01:00
US owned equipment group Briggs has continued its expansion on the island of Ireland, acquiring two additional companies.
Briggs Equipment acquired the Northern Ireland business of Balloo Hire Centres Limited in 2019.
Now the group, which is part of the Dallas headquartered Sammons Enterprises, has acquired Balloo Hire’s Dublin-based sister business.
Briggs has also acquired Laois Hire Services, the HSS business in the Republic, in deal believed to be worth around €11 million.
The group said the latest deals would further strengthen Briggs’s presence within the Irish market, and help diversify its product and service offering to include the hire of plant, welfare units, pumps, generators, variable message signs and the provision of traffic management solutions.