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Brandon Hire Wolseley is to acquire Brandon Hire, the chain of 143 tool hire outlets, for £72m. 29-Mar-2006 Brandon Tool Hire is planning to expand its nationwide branch network from 143 to more than 250 over the next four years. 10-Mar-2006 Brandon Hire, the chain of 146 tool hire outlets, is considering plans for a management buy-out. 11-Jan-2006 Brandon Hire has acquired the tool hire business of Light Hire for £0.5m, including branches in Exeter, Exmouth and Okehampton. 02-Nov-2005 Brandon Tool Hire has acquired Lynwood Hire & Sales of King's Lynn for £0.3m. 11-Oct-2005 Brandon Hire has acquired three hire companies for a total £0.9m, including A1 Tool Hire of Norwich, Hire & Sales of Sheffield and Spa Plant of London, and will open new branches in Liverpool, Newcastle and Edinburgh over the next 12 months. 13-Jul-2005 Brandon Hire has acquired the tool hire operations of Harborough Hire Centre in Leicestershire and Northamptonshire for £1m. 09-Feb-2005 Brandon Hire has acquired AM Plant & Tool Hire of Luton for £0.2m, taking the total number of branches to 130. 02-Nov-2004 Brandon Hire has acquired Hiramix of Burton-on-Trent, Yorkshire Tool Hire of Halifax and Universal Tool Hire of Totnes, for a combined £0.8m. 04-Oct-2004 Brandon Hire has acquired Delco, the chain of seven tool hire branches in London, Manchester and Southampton, for £4m. 02-Sep-2004 Brandon Hire has acquired U Hire of Merseyside and Hire-It Northern of County Durham for £0.7m and £0.2m respectively, taking its chain of tool hire outlets to 114. 03-Aug-2004 Brandon Hire is to raise £3.5m to fund the acquisition of tool hire companies. 01-Jul-2004 Brandon Hire has acquired four tool hire depots operated by Anvil Plant Hire in Kent, with the transfer of 37 staff. 21-Apr-2004 Brandon Hire has acquired Higgins Hire Centre, the London-based tool hire company, for £0.4m. 03-Feb-2004 Brandon Hire has acquired Ilford Plant Hire & Sales, the operator of tool hire sites in Chelmsford and Rainham, for £0.5m. 06-Jan-2004 Brandon Hire has acquired tool hire depots in Mansfield and Alfreton from Cox Plant for £0.5m. 01-Oct-2003 Brandon Hire has acquired RJB Hire, the Kent-based tool hire business with five branches, and has also announced plans to open two new branches in Ashford and Wolverhampton to take its network to 93. 04-Feb-2002 Brandon Hire has expanded its tool hire branch network with two further acquisitions in Braintree and Saltash. 08-Jan-2002 Brandon Hire is planning to expand its chain of tool hire shops from 85 to almost 200 over the next three years, and will continue to buy small independent operators. 05-Sep-2001 Brandon Hire has acquired Magnet's 50% stake in the six Brandon Tool Hire branches located inside Magnet stores for £1.1m, and the concept will now be developed further. 02-Aug-2001 Brandon Hire has acquired two new tool hire businesses - 4R in Caerphilly and the Reigate Hire Centre in Surrey - taking its total branch network to 78. 05-Oct-1999 Brandon Hire has acquired West Hampstead Plant Hire, the operator of two tool hire branches in North London, for £0.8m. 10-Aug-1999 Brandon Hire has reached agreement to introduce its tool hire service into 100 Magnet joinery outlets, providing nationwide coverage within three years. 23-Jul-1999 Brandon Hire has acquired DS Plant Hire of Wandsworth for £0.3m. 11-Mar-1999 More from the Construction sector Related pages: TD Bingham Mitie Drivers Jonas Galliford Try Hanson Brandon Hire website: www.brandontoolhire.co.uk The information on this page comes from the UK Activity Report. Click here for further details Copyright UK Business Park 1995-2008