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Vp buys digger attachments specialist Sandhurst

Aaron Morby 6 years ago

Exanding equipment rental group Vp has bought specialist excavator attachments firm Sandhurst for £3.3m.

Sandhurst was founded in 2004 and employs over 50 staff who will join the £300m-plus revenue Vp Group.

The specialist attachments hirer operates from five locations across the UK, with its main base in Rochester, Kent.

Jeremy Pilkington, chairman of Vp, said: “The acquisition of Sandhurst adds another new product specialisation to Vp’s UK portfolio and I am delighted to welcome the experienced Sandhurst team to the Vp Group.”

Sandhurst will work alongside and complement Vp’s piling business Piletec.

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