NEWS RELEASE

12 January 2021

Breedon appoints Managing Director of Great Britain (GB) Contracting

Breedon Group, a leading materials group in Great Britain and Ireland, has appointed James Haluch as Managing Director of its GB Contracting business. He will join in March and will report to the Group’s Chief Executive.

James has been Managing Director of Highways & Waste Collections at Amey for the last five years. He has grown the business significantly, both in turnover and margin, and has developed a strong service culture with safety and wellbeing at its heart. In all, James has nearly 30 years’ experience in the contracting and highway services industry, including senior positions with and EM (Kier) Highway Services, where he established and led the strategic highways business.

Pat Ward, Breedon’s Group Chief Executive, commented: “This key appointment reflects our commitment to grow our contracting business on the back of our enhanced asphalt footprint following the acquisition and integration of the former assets.”

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Information on Breedon Group

Breedon Group plc is a leading construction materials group in Great Britain and Ireland. It operates two cement plants and an extensive network of quarries, asphalt plants and ready-mixed plants, together with slate production, concrete and clay products manufacturing, contract surfacing and highway maintenance operations. The Group employs approximately 3,500 people and has around 1 billion tonnes of mineral reserves and resources. The Group’s strategy is to continue growing through organic improvement and the acquisition of businesses in the heavyside construction materials market.

Enquiries:

Breedon Group plc 01332 694010 Pat Ward, Group Chief Executive Rob Wood, Group Finance Director Robert Coates, Head of Investor Relations

Teneo (Public Relations Adviser to Breedon) 020 7420 3180 Matt Denham/Claire Scicluna