North-east company Leiths (Scotland) has acquired a local stone supplier and processor whose roots go back more than 170 years to the golden age of granite quarrying.
Leiths, whose own construction and quarrying business is run from Cove, said yesterday it was now the owner of Oldmeldrum-based Fyfe Glenrock. The value of the deal was undisclosed.
Fyfe Glenrock employs 19 people in the cutting, polishing and engraving of natural stone.
It was previously owned by major stone importer and supplier Pisani, based in Feltham, near London Heathrow airport, which collapsed into administraion in June.
Fyfe Glenrock can trace its history back to 1846, when John Fyfe Limited was established at the famous silver-granite quarries at Kenmay.
Its silver-grey Kenmay granite was used for many of Aberdeen’s finest buildings, including Marischal College, the Town House and Citadel.
Today, Fyfe Glenrock operates from a purpose-built facility at Oldmeldrum, working with natural stone sourced from the UK and around the world, including Scandinavia, China, India, Portugal and Brazil.
The firm has been involved in many prestigious contracts, including the supply of walling and flooring for the Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh and stone for boundary markers for Cairngorms National Park. More recently, the company supplied products used by Leiths for regeneration work at The Green in Aberdeen. Leiths employs about 570 people and tuns over around £72million a year.
Chairman Ian Leith said: “The acquisition of Fyfe Glenrock adds another quality business to the group’s portfolio. I personally look forward to working with the team and developing a company that has deep roots in Aberdeenshire and that I have long admired.”