At 2.00pm today Peter Tom CBE, Chairman of Breedon Aggregates, will deliver the following statement at the Company's Annual General Meeting:

"Trading in the first quarter has been strong.  Sales revenue increased by around 30% compared to the same period last year, with acquisitions contributing about half of this growth.  Both England and Scotland delivered improved performances and England experienced a particularly strong start to the year on the back of buoyant demand and good weather.

“The businesses acquired last year are performing in line with expectations and our existing operations also continue to deliver organic improvement.  We have commenced a major planned capital investment programme at the former Barr business, acquired in November last year, which is expected to improve productivity and profitability in the coming months.

"The outlook for UK construction, and consequently the demand for our products, continues to be positive.  The main political parties have emphasised their commitment to investment in housing and infrastructure, which should drive continuing growth after the election.  We remain confident of delivering a performance in line with our expectations in 2015.

"We will give a further update on the Group's progress in our interim results announcement on 23 July 2015."