Breedon Group

What Breedon Group does

Breedon Group plc is a vertically-integrated international construction materials group listed on the London Stock Exchange Main Market (LON:BREE) since 17 May 2023, with registered office in Jersey and operational headquarters in Breedon on the Hill, Derby, England. The company operates across Great Britain, Ireland, and the United States through a portfolio of over 320 locations comprising more than 100 quarries, more than 50 asphalt plants, more than 200 ready-mixed concrete plants, and two cement plants (Hope in Derbyshire — the UK's largest — and Kinnegad near Dublin). Its product set spans aggregates (crushed rock, sand, gravel, recycled and decorative), bulk and bagged cement, asphalt variants for roads and runways, ready-mixed concrete (including Minimix for restricted-access sites), concrete blocks, roofing products, clay bricks, precast concrete, screed, and trowel-ready mortar, with sub-brands such as Breedon Special Aggregates, Welsh Slate, Kingscourt Brick and PureGRAPH CEM.

Name

Breedon Group

Legal name

Breedon Group plc

Website

https://breedongroup.com

Company type

Public

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

Breedon Group plc is a publicly listed, vertically-integrated construction materials producer supplying aggregates, cement, asphalt, ready-mixed concrete, surfacing solutions and specialist building products to infrastructure, housebuilding, commercial and industrial customers across Great Britain, Ireland and the United States.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Construction Materials

NAICS

Cement Manufacturing (32731), Ready-Mix Concrete Manufacturing (32732), Concrete Pipe, Brick, and Block Manufacturing (32733), Other Concrete Product Manufacturing (32739)

SIC

Cement, Hydraulic (3241), Concrete, Gypsum & Plaster Products (3270), Concrete Products, Except Block & Brick (3272), Cut Stone & Stone Products (3281)

akta.pro primary industry

Crushed Stone Quarrying & Processing (IMAKAHAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Cement Manufacturing (Portland, Blended & Specialty) (IMADAAAG), Ready-Mix Concrete Production & Delivery (IMADAAAA), Aggregate Processing & Value-Added Products (Washing, Screening, Asphalt/Concrete Aggregates) (IMAKAHAH), Mortar, Grout & Masonry Cements (IMADABAL)

Keywords

• Construction materials supply
• Aggregates and cement
• Asphalt production
• Ready-mixed concrete
• Surfacing solutions

Headquarters

HQ city

Breedon On The Hill

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices7 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Operations, Supply Chain, Infrastructure, Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Aggregates: Extraction and sale of construction aggregates including crushed rock, sand, gravel, and specialist aggregates from over 100 quarries.
2. Cement: Production and sale of bulk and bagged cement from two cement plants (Hope in Derbyshire and Kinnegad near Dublin), with combined capacity exceeding 2 million tonnes annually.
3. Asphalt: Production and sale of asphalt for roads, runways, driveways and recreational areas, with over 50 asphalt plants across GB and Ireland.
4. Ready-Mixed Concrete: Production and delivery of ready-mixed concrete from over 200 plants, including standard and performance concretes, minimix smaller load deliveries.
5. Surfacing Solutions: Contract surfacing services including road resurfacing, runway surfacing, and infrastructure projects, serving national, local and airport customers in GB, Ireland and the US.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Breedon Group is a vertically-integrated construction materials company producing aggregates, cement, asphalt and ready-mixed concrete from more than 320 quarries, asphalt plants, concrete plants and cement plants across Great Britain, Ireland and the United States. It supplements these physical products with downstream services including surfacing solutions for roads, runways and infrastructure projects, Minimix for smaller concrete loads, on-site batching for remote projects, and recycling, recovery and inert landfill.

Product overview

Breedon Group is a leading vertically-integrated international construction materials group operating in Great Britain, Ireland, and the United States. The company operates a comprehensive portfolio of essential construction materials organized into core product categories: Aggregates (construction, recycled, decorative), Asphalt (with specialized variants like Breedon Enriched, Fibretex, OneCoat, Polymer), Cement (bulk and bagged from two plants), Ready-Mix Concrete (standard and performance variants), Concrete Blocks (Fyfestone, Premier, lightweight, dense), Roofing Products (tiles, ridges, Welsh Slate, Generon), and specialized products including Screed, Trowel-Ready Mortar, and Kingscourt Brick. The product portfolio also includes services such as Minimix (smaller concrete deliveries), On-site Batching, Surfacing Solutions, and Recycling/Recovery facilities. The company operates over 100 quarries, 50+ asphalt plants, and 200+ ready-mix concrete plants, supported by a sustainability initiative called Breedon Balance targeting 50% sales from sustainable products by 2030.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Breedon Balance: Sustainable construction products including concrete, asphalt, block, brick and tile products with reduced carbon footprint
• Generon
• Breedon OneCoat
• Breedon Enriched
• Breedon Polymer
• Breedon Superior
• Breedon Porous
• Breedon Fibretex
• Breedon Cititex
• Breedon Driveway
• Breedon Track
• Breedon PlayCourt
• Fyfestone
• PureGRAPH CEM

Products and services

• Aggregates Essential construction aggregates including crushed and graded rocks, sands and gravel, recycled materials, self-binding gravel, decorative aggregates and agricultural aggregates, supplied from over 100 quarries in GB, Ireland and the US for infrastructure, housebuilding, commercial and industrial projects.
• Asphalt Asphalt and surfacing materials for motorways, runways, driveways and recreational areas, with specialised variants including Breedon Enriched (highways and roads), Breedon Fibretex (fibre-reinforced), Breedon Polymer (polymer-modified), Breedon Superior (premium), Breedon Porous (porous), Breedon Cititex (citite-modified), Breedon OneCoat (driveways, pothole reinstatements, industrial use), Breedon Driveway (residential driveways), Breedon Track (racetracks and sports areas) and Breedon PlayCourt (sports and play areas).
• Cement Bulk and bagged cement produced at the Hope cement plant in Derbyshire (the UK's largest) and the Kinnegad plant near Dublin (Ireland's most modern), with combined annual capacity exceeding 2 million tonnes. Includes PureGRAPH graphene-enhanced cement offering approximately 16% CO2 reduction through partial replacement of carbon-intensive clinker.
• Kingscourt Brick Clay bricks with over 100 years of crafting history, trusted across the UK and Ireland as a heritage brand offering durable, timeless building products for residential and commercial construction.
• Concrete Blocks Concrete blocks including Fyfestone facing blocks, lightweight blocks, dense blocks and sustainable concrete block options for commercial and residential construction projects.
• Precast Concrete Products Precast concrete products including interlocking concrete blocks for various construction applications, with capability expanded through the acquisition of Booth Precast Products in April 2026.
• Ready-Mix Concrete Quality-assured standard and performance ready-mix concretes with bespoke mixes, delivered from over 200 plants. Includes performance concretes (self-compacting, early access, void fill, agricultural, industrial high abrasion, watertight, underwater, high/low density, fibre-reinforced) and sustainable concrete options.
• Roofing Products Concrete roof tiles and ridge tiles in a wide variety of profiles and colours, including Generon solar roof tiles and Welsh Slate products for residential and commercial roofing applications.
• Screed High-performance screeds ideal for flooring finishes in commercial and residential construction projects.
• Trowel-Ready Mortar Ready-to-use mortar ideal for efficient bricklaying with minimal on-site mixing and waste.
• Breedon Minimix Minimix concrete service delivering smaller loads of high-quality ready-mixed concrete (over 100 trucks across the network) to projects with restricted access that cannot accommodate standard mixer trucks; serves specialist and smaller construction contractors.
• On-Site Batching Complete dedicated on-site batching solution for concrete and asphalt, ideal for remote, large-scale, or time-critical construction projects.
• Surfacing Solutions High-quality asphalt surfacing for roads, runways, and commercial and infrastructure projects delivered as a leading UK surfacing contractor service for national, local and airport customers across GB, Ireland and the US.
• Recycling, Recovery & Inert Landfill Fully permitted waste recovery facilities that responsibly process and repurpose construction materials (clean stone, brick, rubble and concrete) into recycled aggregate, helping reduce waste sent to landfill, and operating inert landfill sites.
• Breedon Special Aggregates Specialist sub-brand offering decorative and self-binding gravel aggregate products for landscaping applications, sold online and delivered in bulk bags or loose tipped loads.
• Welsh Slate Premium Welsh slate products for roofing and hard landscaping applications, sourced from Welsh quarries and sold as part of Breedon's roofing products portfolio.

Quantifiable outcome

• 14% reduction in carbon emissions in graphene-enhanced cement roof tile production trial
• +7 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• First Graphene LimitedcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 23 June 2026First Graphene, an Australian graphene technology company (ASX:FGR), partnered with Breedon to deploy its PureGRAPH product line in the construction sector. Breedon produces graphene-enhanced cement at its Hope Cement Works using PureGRAPH-CEM additive. Over 20,000 tonnes of graphene-enhanced cement has been processed in UK projects. The partnership enables Breedon to offer lower-carbon cement products with up to 16% CO2 reduction through partial replacement of carbon-intensive clinker.
• RWEcoreOthers · 3 May 2026RWE signed a 15-year contract to supply renewable electricity to Breedon from its Welsh windfarms, starting with the Gwynt y Môr offshore windfarm and switching to Brechfa Forest West from 2033. The deal provides around 70 GWh of renewable electricity annually to power Breedon's production sites across Great Britain, supporting Breedon's target to cut emissions by more than 20% by 2030 and achieve net zero by 2050.
• FP McCanncoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 23 April 2026FP McCann, a UK roofing manufacturer, partnered with First Graphene and Breedon in a world-first production trial of graphene-enhanced cement roof tiles. Using 40 tonnes of PureGRAPH enhanced cement from Breedon, over 10,000 tiles were produced at FP McCann's Cadeby facility, achieving 14% carbon reduction and 8% cement reduction.
• Booth Precast ProductsminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 April 2026Acquisition of Booth Precast Products as part of M&A activity, expanding Breedon's precast concrete product capabilities.
• Don Valley EngineeringcoreTechnology or Integration · 13 March 2026Don Valley Engineering designed and delivered a new materials handling system for the Alternative Raw Materials (ARM) Project at Breedon's Hope cement works in Derbyshire. The system processes recycled raw materials including pulverised fuel ash and slate into cement production, with all alternative material deliveries received by rail.
• HardcreteminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 16 December 2025Acquisition of Hardcrete, a family-run concrete supplier serving customers across London, Hertfordshire and Middlesex, integrated into Breedon Minimix to expand South East coverage.
• Morgan Sindall Group PLCminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 4 November 2025Morgan Sindall is using graphene-enhanced cement produced by Breedon at Hope Cement Works for railway infrastructure ground slabs in London projects. The trial is partially supported by a UK Government Contracts for Innovation grant from DESNZ and Defra.
• ArupminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 2 October 2025Arup was appointed by Peak Cluster to lead environmental impact assessment and prepare technical documentation for the world's largest cement and lime decarbonisation project in the UK, targeting reduction of over 3 million tonnes of CO2 emissions annually through carbon capture plants.

Scale indicators23 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Regional players

• Martin Marietta Materials: US-focused aggregates and heavy building materials operator (now expanded into cement). Comparable as a vertically-integrated aggregates-led platform serving the US construction market where Breedon is building scale via Lionmark and Falling Springs.
• Adbri: Australian vertically-integrated cement, aggregates, concrete and limestone producer. Comparable operating model focused on cement-led downstream product pull-through, although serving a different geography.
• Vulcan Materials: Largest US producer of construction aggregates, also producing asphalt and ready-mix concrete. Comparable as an aggregates-anchored, vertically-integrated player with similar capital intensity and infrastructure demand exposure.
• Summit Materials: US-based vertically-integrated aggregates, cement and ready-mix concrete company. Comparable business mix and scale profile, relevant as a peer for Breedon's US expansion ambitions.

Direct peers

• Cemex: Mexican-headquartered global cement, aggregates and ready-mix producer with UK and Irish operations. Comparable in product portfolio, vertical integration and decarbonisation/cement substitution strategy.
• CRH plc: One of the largest vertically-integrated building materials groups globally with major UK/Ireland exposure through Tarmac. Directly comparable as a public LSE-listed aggregates, cement, ready-mix concrete and asphalt operator with similar product breadth and end-market mix.
• Heidelberg Materials: Major European-heavy building materials group with cement, aggregates and ready-mix concrete operations. Closely comparable in vertical integration, capital intensity and decarbonisation roadmap (CCUS, lower-clinker cement).
• Tarmac (CRH): UK's largest supplier of aggregates, asphalt, cement and ready-mix concrete; CRH subsidiary. Direct head-to-head competitor across all of Breedon's core product lines in Great Britain.
• Holcim: Global cement and aggregates leader that owns Aggregate Industries in the UK. Directly competes with Breedon across cement, ready-mix concrete and aggregates in core UK and Irish markets, with comparable vertically-integrated model.
• Aggregate Industries (Holcim): UK subsidiary of Holcim and a direct competitor in aggregates, asphalt and ready-mix concrete. Mirrors Breedon's vertically-integrated UK operating model with national site footprint.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/breedon-group-plc
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Compliance7 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles13 records

Subsidiaries12 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A17 records

Investments

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