Cheshire based Blue Group, who supply a range of materials processing equipment to a variety of different industries including waste recycling, quarrying and composting have announced the purchase of Murray Plant, the UK distributor for a range of ‘attachment’ brands including Rammer.

Murray Plant has been supplying equipment, such as rock breakers, which attach onto excavators to the construction, mining, demolition and quarrying industries for almost 30 years, having been set up in 1988 by Bruce Murray.The business has grown steadily over the years, achieving sales in excess of £7 million in 2017.Blue Group have also enjoyed recent strong growth achieving sales in excess of £100 million for the first time in 2016.

The most prestigious brand in the Murray Plant portfolio is Rammer, a range of breaker equipment manufactured in Finland.This range of equipment not only includes their world renowned hydraulic breaker line but also a full range of attachments for the construction, demolition, scrap and recycling sectors. These include rotating pulverisers, shears, crackers and grabs for machines weighing 3 tonnes up to 120 tonnes.

Commenting on the deal, Adrian Murphy, CEO at Blue Group commented,

“We are delighted to have completed the acquisition of Murray Plant, taking us into the attachments sector, which sits well alongside our current product portfolio.We currently have a strong strategic focus to grow Blue Group both organically and by acquiring companies that complement our existing brands.This will hopefully be the first of many such deals we complete in 2018.”

“This agreement with Blue Group will no doubt increase the distribution and sales of these outstanding products throughout the UK and Ireland. With nationwide depots and unrivalled coverage, Blue Group will also be able to provide greater access to equipment and spare parts.This, along with their network of fully trained engineers ultimately means an even better level of service for our loyal customer base.”