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The HLD Group are pleased to have completed the purchase of Heartbeat UK Ltd (‘Heartbeat’). Heartbeat based in Redditch just outside Birmingham, operates out of two sites of over 100,000 sq ft, manufacturing and installing individually designed display units for customers such as M&S, Whitbread, Tesco and B&M bargains. The HLD team saw the business as a complementary fit to the HLD businesses that operate within the steel manufacturing sector of the group, sharing common customers and using similar products.

Ross Kendall, the managing director of Heartbeat UK said ...

Allegion PLC completed the sale of Qatar Metal Industries QMI to the HLD group today. QMI based in Dubai is a well established manufacturer of steel, wood and composite commercial doors. With this purchase HLD Group are returning to the international stage with a business that complements their industrial manufacturing holdings in the UK. An HLD board member commented. “It was a pleasure to work with Allegion PLC on this project. Qatar Metal Industries is an excellent fit into the HLD portfolio, we see ...

The acquisition of this iconic 100 year old distribution business marks the return of the HLD Group to the logistics and distribution sector providing a logistics arm to support its growing manufacturing and industrial portfolio of companies.

The Chief Executive of HLD Group, commented: “I am pleased to welcome Clugston Distribution and all their talented employees into our Group. CDSL is an iconic brand and has a fantastic heritage within the specialised logistics sector. We are committed to supporting the business as it looks ...