J Fisher & Sons is the first acquisition by the Fox Group since being acquired by Stellex Capital Management in September 2024.
Fox Brothers has its origins in muckshifting and haulage but through expansion and acquisition over the years it has diversified into plant hire and materials supply.
Family-owned J Fisher & Sons is described as 鈥榓 key player鈥� in heavy haulage, road planing and asphalt reprocessing in the northwest.
Fox said that the acquisition represented another step on the way to becoming an integrated circular construction materials business.
Fishers manages more than 200,000 tonnes of recycled asphalt planings (RAP) each year.聽 The acquisition is expected to drive strong synergies for the Fox Group including the use of RAP within the asphalt production process, with its new 拢4m Leyland Asphalt plant ready to open in July 2025.聽
In the year to August 2024 Fishers made a pre-tax profit of 拢900,000 on turnover of 拢11.3m.
Fox Group chief executive Paul Fox said: 鈥淭his is an extremely exciting time for the company and this acquisition will further broaden our circular offering to customers bringing our annual use of recycled products to circa 2 million tonnes.聽 Fishers has a strong management team, and we welcome them and their colleagues as we continue with our expansion plans.聽 We are committed to a smooth transition for the teams and customers of Fishers and we anticipate continued success and growth through this synergistic partnership.鈥�
Fishers director Colin Fisher added: 鈥淛oining the Fox Group will enable us to work with their expansive network and resources, providing significant opportunity to grow and meet the increasing demand for RAP.聽 The support and partnership from the team at the Fox Group will help further our mission to drive circularity and sustainability throughout our business.鈥�
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