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Meyer Meyer International, the builders merchant with 539 UK outlets, is to be acquired by Saint Gobain of France for £1.04bn. 02-Feb-2000 Meyer International is to cut 500 jobs at its builders merchants outlets, including 160 at its administrative centre in Norwich. 25-Nov-1999 Meyer International is to acquire Graham Group, the builders' merchant, for £269m, which will lead to the loss of about 150 administrative jobs. 09-Aug-1999 Meyer International has acquired Tudor, the tile distribution company, in a £12m deal. 04-Aug-1999 Meyer International is planning to expand its chain of Jewson builders merchants from 378 to 500. 17-Jun-1999 Meyer International has acquired RentX Industries, the US tool hire company, for £61m, and has also announced plans to launch a catalogue in the UK in October in order to reach new customers. 10-Jun-1999 Sainsbury is forming an alliance with Meyer International to trial a 100,000 sq ft Homebase store in Dundee that will include products from Jewson, Meyer's builders merchants chain. 07-May-1999 Meyer International has sold Pont Meyer, its Dutch building materials division, to William Pont of the Netherlands for £56m. 06-Jan-1999 Meyer International is reviewing the future of its Dutch builders merchant subsidiary, which could lead to a sale. 19-Nov-1998 Meyer Group has sold a number of timber businesses to a management team trading as Palgrave Brown for £10m. 04-Sep-1998 Meyer International is selling its Montague L Meyer wood wholesaling business to management for up to £40m, and it has also sold a Dutch DIY business for £34m and a UK supplier of timber frames for £0.6m. 02-Apr-1998 Meyer International is acquiring 22 tool-hire and catering equipment hire branches from Torex for £10m. 05-Nov-1997 Meyer International is acquiring Harcros, the builders' merchant, from Harrisons & Crosfield for over £300m, making it the largest builders' merchant in the UK. 13-Oct-1997 Meyer International, the builders merchant, is looking for acquisitions in the US as well as bolt-on acquisitions for its UK branch network. 12-Jun-1997 Meyer International, the building materials concern, is selling its German operation and buying K&B Forest Products from Harrisons & Crosfield. 11-Nov-1995 Meyer's Jewson subsidiary has bought 20 Builders' Mate branches from Wickes for £1.9m. 03-Oct-1995 The information on this page comes from the UK Activity Report. Click here for further details Copyright UK Business Park 1995-2009