The companies
Six companies in three divisions. The chart shows what the group owns; the profiles below say what each company does and who runs it.
Group structure
Halden Group plc owns all the shares of three companies, most of two, and a minority stake in one (sample).
Parent company, Springfield (sample)
100%
80%
55%
100%
100%
35%
Solid line: the group controls the company. Dashed line: an associate, where the group holds a minority stake. The figure on each line is the share of the company the group owns (sample).
Industrial services
Logistics, building materials and energy maintenance: businesses that work on long contracts with other companies.
Warehousing and road freight
Contract warehousing, cross-docking and a fleet of 140 trucks for retailers and manufacturers.
Share held by the group
100%
In the group since
2006
Head office
Springfield
Managing director
Ruth Adair (sample)
Aggregates and ready-mix
Two quarries, four concrete plants and a recycling yard serving builders within 60 miles.
Share held by the group
80%
In the group since
2011
Head office
Carrow Vale
Managing director
Martin Ellery (sample)
Wind and solar maintenance
Technicians who service and repair wind turbines and solar farms under long-term contracts.
Share held by the group
55%
In the group since
2019
Head office
Springfield and Cork
Managing director
Siobhan Kerr (sample)
Food, property and holdings
A bakery business, the property company that owns the group’s sites, and our one associate.
Bakery and chilled foods
Bread, rolls and chilled desserts for supermarkets and cafés, baked overnight in two plants.
Share held by the group
100%
In the group since
1998
Head office
Northbank
Managing director
Daniel Osei (sample)
Industrial sites and units
Owns the group’s sites and lets 46 industrial units to other businesses.
Share held by the group
100%
In the group since
2003
Head office
Springfield
Managing director
Clare Whitlock (sample)
Fleet planning software
Route and load planning software for haulage firms; the group holds a minority stake.
Share held by the group
Associate: minority stake
35%
In the group since
2025
Head office
Springfield
Managing director
Tomas Rydell (sample)
What head office does for the companies
A small parent company with five jobs. Everything else is decided in the companies.
Capital
Loans for new plant, vehicles and sites at the group’s borrowing rate, and equity for acquisitions the companies make themselves.
Insurance and treasury
One insurance programme and one bank relationship for the whole group.
Property
Halden Property owns the sites and leases them to the companies on long, fair leases.
Audit and safety
Internal audit visits every company each year; a group safety team reviews every site twice a year.
People
Group pension, an employee share plan and a leadership programme for future managing directors.
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