Established in 1997 and based in Matlock, Derbyshire, Merebrook operates mainly in the construction industry. It provides consultancy in the fields of air quality and odour, asbestos in the ground, civil engineering, contaminated land, environmental compliance, geotechnical engineering, health and safety, and materials management and waste.
The company was acquired by Bilbao-based Idom Group in 2008 but the Spaniards have now sold it to newly formed M&L Holdings
M&L Holdings is controlled by Mark Lavender, who spent 20 years with fireproof board producer Promat and until recently was regional director for parent company Etex in Asia and the Middle East. He set up M&L Holdings last year as a vehicle to acquire businesses in the construction and building products sector.
Explaining Merebrook鈥檚 appeal, he said: 鈥淭he initial appeal was that this was a corporate disinvestment from Idom, of which I鈥檓 familiar due to my corporate background.
鈥淪oon after negotiations and meeting the Merebrook team, it was evident this business had a solid foundation based on its people, its technical reputation in the market and a strong focus on customer service.
鈥淚t was very evident that Merebrook would be an excellent platform to build a multi-disciplined environmental and engineering consultancy business to serve the construction and built environment industries.鈥�
Rob Glavin remains as managing director and is ow a minor shareholder. He said: 鈥淲e will miss our former colleagues at Idom and thank them for their support and friendship. Under our new ownership, we will strive to offer ongoing high-quality consultancy support, enhance our client relationships and to forge a first-class and supportive working environment.
鈥淭his marks a return for Merebrook Consulting as an independent consultancy and we are excited for the future.鈥�
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