Sales of materials soared to sites including the £750 million Aberdeen Ring Road (AWPR), the new Jaguar Land Rover plant in the West Midlands and the Nottingham Tram project.
Volumes were up across the board during the six months to June 30 2015 including:
4.5 million tonnes of aggregates sold (30 June 2014: 3.6 million tonnes)
0.9 million tonnes of asphalt sold (30 June 2014: 0.7 million tonnes)
0.4 million cubic metres of ready-mixed concrete sold (30 June 2014: 0.3 million cubic metres)
The increases saw Breedon post a pre-tax profit during the period of £17.5m compared to £9.1m last time on turnover up to £160.5m from £125.2m.
Peter Tom, Executive Chairman, said: “Trading during the first half was strong, with both the underlying business and recent acquisitions performing ahead of our expectations.
“March was a record month for the Group, with exceptional performances from both England and Scotland.
“Assuming that current trading conditions continue through the second half of 2015, we believe that market expectations for the year will be exceeded.”
Breedon is the leading independent aggregates business in the UK after the four global majors.
It operates 53 quarries, 26 asphalt plants, 59 ready-mixed concrete plants and three concrete block plants in England and Scotland and employs around 1,240 people.