Damac

What Damac does

Damac Group Ltd is a UK-based, family-owned bulk powder logistics provider that has operated continuously since 1976. The group runs three wholly-owned, vertically integrated subsidiaries — Damac Transporters (specialist UK road haulage for dry bulk powders including cement, GGBS, PFA, lime and white cement), Damac Bulk Handling (purpose-built silo terminals in Goole and Hull using compressed-air aerated floor systems with computerised weighbridge loading), and Sextant Shipping & Forwarding (European ships agency, chartering, freight contracting, stevedoring and forwarding). The integrated model is the core product proposition: customers can contract a single counterparty for vessel loading, terminal handling and final-mile UK distribution, removing interface risk between port, terminal and road haulier.

The company's underlying technology stack is operational rather than digital. It centres on purpose-built physical assets — silo terminals with individual capacities ranging from 2,500 to 7,500 m³, including a newly completed 6,000 m³, 56-metre silo at Hull in February 2025 — plus a specialised road fleet of dedicated barrel tipping tanks, ISO modular pressurised tanks and tipping skeletals fitted with satellite tracking and Direct Vision Standard cameras. Pneumatic self-discharging vessels provide closed, dust-free cargo handling. Compliance and quality are managed through FORS Gold, TASCC, ISO 9001 and RHA accreditations. The company's own positioning emphasises combining the safety and compliance profile of a large operator with the personal service of a smaller family firm, and explicitly cites Cemex as a benchmark reference customer.

Damac operates as a private, family-owned business with no external institutional or PE investors; ownership and management passed from founder David Mackrill to his daughter Catherine Plaskitt in 2007. Pricing is contract-based and not publicly disclosed. Revenue flows from long-running relationships with cement producers and bulk powder importers, supplemented by recently acquired clients for the Hull import terminal and Teeside satellite distribution operation. Both 2025 projects were self-funded from operating cash flow, indicating reinvestment discipline, but also limiting the visibility of growth pace to third-party observers.

Name

Damac

Legal name

Damac Group Limited

Website

https://damac.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1976

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Damac Group Ltd is a UK-based, family-owned bulk powder logistics provider integrating European shipping agency, silo terminal handling at Goole and Hull, and specialist UK road haulage, serving cement producers and bulk powder importers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Bulk Powder Logistics

NAICS

Specialized Freight Trucking (4842), Warehousing and Storage (493)

SIC

Industrial Trucks, Tractors, Trailors & Stackers (3537), Construction, Mining & Materials Handling Machinery & Equip (3530)

akta.pro primary industry

Cement, Clinker & Aggregates Terminals (TLAHABAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Bulk & Silo Storage (Dry Bulk) (TLALAAAH), Bulk Terminal Services & Operations (Stevedoring, Sampling, Weighing, Blending) (TLAHABAO), Bulk Transloading & Intermodal Bulk Transfer Facilities (Rail/Truck/Conveyor/Barge) (TLAHABAN), Bulk & Industrial Storage (Tank, Silo, Drum, IBC) (TLAIACAH)

Keywords

• Bulk powder logistics
• Cement import handling
• Bulk road transport
• Ships agency services
• Bulk terminal storage

Headquarters

HQ city

Goole

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Core offering

Damac Group Ltd provides integrated bulk powder logistics in the UK, importing cementitious and dry bulk powder products, unloading them from vessels, storing them in purpose-built silo terminals, and transporting them by road to final destinations. The company operates through three divisions: Damac Transporters (specialist road haulage of bulk powders), Damac Bulk Handling (silo terminal storage and distribution), and Sextant Shipping (ships agency and marine logistics for bulk cementitious products).

Product overview

Damac Group Ltd is a UK-based bulk powder logistics provider offering an integrated service model across three core divisions: Damac Transporters (specialist road transport for bulk powders throughout the UK), Damac Bulk Handling (purpose-built bulk powder terminals with silo storage in Goole and Hull), and Sextant Shipping (ships agency and marine logistics for bulk cementitious products). The three services work together to provide complete bulk logistics solutions from loading to shipping, handling, and road transport throughout the UK.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Damac Transporters

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Tarmac (CRH): UK integrated cement, lime and aggregates producer with its own bulk terminals and haulage — directly comparable commodity mix and bulk-handling operations to Damac's silos and fleet.
• Breedon Group: UK cement, lime and bulk construction materials producer with integrated quarry-to-customer logistics, including bulk terminal-style operations overlapping with Damac's cementitious handling business.
• Aggregate Industries: UK aggregates and bulk construction materials supplier (Lafarge-owned) operating bulk terminals and haulage; comparable to Damac's cementitious bulk powder logistics services to construction customers.
• Heidelberg Materials UK (Hanson): Major UK cement and bulk construction materials producer with own import terminals and bulk logistics fleet; broader portfolio but overlapping capability in cement import, storage and UK road distribution.
• Holcim UK: Major cement and bulk construction materials supplier in the UK with own import and bulk-handling infrastructure, competing for the same cement-import-to-UK-road-distribution workflow as Damac.

Others

• Associated British Ports (ABP): UK's largest port operator, including the Port of Hull where Damac's new 6,000 cubic metre terminal at Albert Dock sits — relevant as port-side infrastructure provider and ecosystem participant.
• PD Ports: UK port and logistics operator with bulk handling facilities in the North East of England, including Teesport — directly relevant to Damac's Teesside satellite distribution operation and Hull/Goole port-side assets.

Direct peers

• Suttons Group: UK bulk road tanker logistics operator running road barrel tipping tanks and ISO modular pressurized tanks similar to Damac Transporters' fleet, serving chemicals, fuels and bulk powders across the UK.
• McCulla: UK/Ireland bulk powder and cement logistics specialist with integrated road haulage, port handling and shipping services — directly comparable vertical model to Damac across cementitious and dry bulk powders.
• INTERBULK Group: European bulk cement shipping and logistics operator with pneumatic cement carriers and terminal operations, overlapping directly with Damac's Sextant Shipping and Damac Bulk Handling businesses.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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