Fox Group acquires J Fisher and Sons

Blackpool-based Fox Group has announced the acquisition of J Fisher & Sons, a key player in heavy haulage, road planing and asphalt reprocessing in the Northwest.

This acquisition, effective June 2025, marks a significant milestone in the Fox Group’s continued journey towards transforming the company into a fully integrated circular construction materials business, delivering sustainable solutions to the construction industry.

This marks the first acquisition by the Fox Group since being acquired by Stellex Capital Management in September 2024 and is fully aligned with the business strategy in an effort to drive both organic and inorganic growth.

Fishers is a key player in circular construction and manages over 200,000 tonnes of recycled asphalt planings (“RAP”) each year. 

The acquisition is expected to drive strong synergies for the Fox Group including the use of RAP within the Asphalt production process, with their new £4m Leyland Asphalt plant ready to open in July 2025. 

Paul Fox, CEO of the Fox Group, said: “This is an extremely exciting time for the company and this acquisition will further broaden our circular offering to customers bringing our annual use of recycled products to circa 2m tonnes. 

"Fishers has a strong management team, and we welcome them and their colleagues as we continue with our expansion plans.  We are committed to a smooth transition for the teams and customers of Fishers and we anticipate continued success and growth through this synergistic partnership.”

Colin Fisher, director at Fishers, added: “Joining the Fox Group will enable us to work with their expansive network and resources, providing significant opportunity to grow and meet the increasing demand for RAP.  The support and partnership from the team at the Fox Group will help further our mission to drive circularity and sustainability throughout our business.”

Hill Dickinson served as the legal counsel for the Fox Group and Close Brothers supported with finance as with previous transactions.  Interpath advised Fishers on the sale and Butcher Barlow LLP acted as their legal counsel.

Fox Group operates 14 sites and depots and has over 550 employees.