Breedon recovery solid as a rock
Breedon Ethiebeaton Quarry near Monifieth
Building materials group Breedon Group has made a rock-solid recovery in the first half of the year thanks to the recovery in construction activity.
The sponsor of the Highland League, which has its Scottish HQ in Angus, said ir benefitted from the “continued recovery in demand for our products, with robust activity in both the residential housing and infrastructure markets”.
A Breedon Highland League Football match between Nairn County FC and Fraserburgh
The Leicestershire-headquartered firm revealed it turned a £10.1million loss in the first half of last year into a pre-tax profit of £46.2m in the six months to the end of June 2021, while revenues nearly doubled to £600.9m, up from £335.3m in the same period of 2020.