Newry-based Murdocks acquires the Brooks Group

Builder's merchants get green light from competition regulators to buy retail and distribution business in the Republic

The acquisition results in a 'strong competitive force in the market with significant reach throughout the island of Ireland' according to Ciarán Murdock. File picture: Pexels

Newry-based Murdock Builders Merchants has completed the acquisition of the Brooks Group following clearance from the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission.

Murdocks has 10 branches and two timber processing facilities in the North, as well as four merchanting outlets in the Republic. Brooks has seven builders’ merchants branches in the Republic, and DPV has its timber distribution based in Dublin.