The merged business would operate over 200 ready-mixed concrete production sites across England, Wales and Scotland.
A preliminary investigation by the Competition and Markets Authority warned the deal raised competition concerns around 27 of these sites. But it ruled out any competition concerns over the production and supply of aggregates or cement.
Breedon has now come up with a plan to offload 14 sites to avoid a full investigation by the competition watchdog.
Now the CMA will undertake a public consultation on whether the proposed undertakings are sufficient to address the competition concerns before giving a final judgement in late June.
Breedon aims to complete its acquisition of Hope later this summer, creating the UK’s largest independent building materials group with one of the country’s largest cement plants, around 60 quarries and 750m tonnes of mineral reserves and resources.