Peri buys shoring and temporary bridge specialist Mabey Hire

Scaffolding and formwork specialist PERI has bought Mabey Hire to expand into temporary the bridges and shoring and propping sectors.
Mabey Hire turned over just over £50m last year to generate a pre-tax profit of £9.5m, including £4.4m of disposals.
The firm employs around 400 staff operating out of 16 different locations.Under the deal with German-owned PERI, Mabey Hire will continue under its current management, brand and name and will operate as an independent company under