# A-Plant buys three Hewden divisions for £29m

Ashtead Plant Hire Company (A-Plant) has bought three divisions of the Hewden Group for £29m after it went into administration. 133 staff will transfer to A-Plant, while 251 staff were made redundant.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2016-11-22
- Where: United Kingdom
- Value: $36.0M (29.0M GBP)
- Jobs: -251
- Status: completed
- Products: access and power generation assets, onsite plant equipment, interlift equipment
- Sectors: [Industrial Machinery](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-machinery.md), [Material Handling](https://endata.com/sectors/material-handling.md)

## Companies

- [A-Plant](https://endata.com/companies/3514.md) (acquirer)
- [Hewden](https://endata.com/companies/19733.md) (target)

## Sources

- [constructionnews.co.uk](https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/sections/news/a-plant-buys-hewden-firms-as-company-enters-administration-22-11-2016/), 2016-11-22: "This acquisition significantly enhances A-Plant's offering in the industrial sector where we have been keen to develop our capabilities for some time."

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