Chorley-based concrete business bought by Fox Brothers - with new hub created in Leyland
"We share the same family values and the same commitment to looking after customers and colleagues”.
A family-run concrete business has been bought by Lancashire’s heavyweight construction and haulage company, the Fox Group.
Fox has also acquired Moore Readymix, a long established supplier of ready-mixed concrete based in Chorley, and is already investing in its future with a new concrete plant being created at the Leyland hub.
Founded by Roy Moore and operating for more than 20 years from batching plants at Walton Summit, Preston and St Annes, Blackpool, Moore Readymix supplies all grades of ready-mixed concrete, alongside its specialist MooreMinimix service for smaller pours.
Paul Fox said: "This acquisition strengthens our position in the concrete market, expands our construction materials platform across Lancashire, and is another important step in our circular economy strategy - giving us an in-house outlet for our recycled and secondary aggregates and supporting the production of lower-carbon concrete for our customers.
"It also creates an opportunity to cross-sell the wider Fox Group offering to Moore Readymix’s customers."
Roy Moore, Founder and Managing Director, Moore Readymix, added: "After more than two decades of building Moore Readymix as an independent family business, joining the Fox Group is the natural next step.
"We share the same family values and the same commitment to looking after customers and colleagues.
"I’m staying on as managing director to run the business and to deliver the next phase of growth for Moore Readymix — backed by the resources and wider customer network of the Fox Group, our customers will have access to a broader range of construction materials and services, and our team has opportunities to grow."