CRH is acquiring Thompson-McCully the US aggregates and asphalt supplier for £218m in order to gain a base in the mid-west... [more]

NSB Retail Systems is planning a £38m merger with Unlimited Solutions of the US in order to double the size of its business supplying software solutions to the retail industry... [more]

Brent International the speciality chemicals company has agreed to a £82m takeover offer from Chemetall of Germany... [more]

JWE Telecom has acquired Advanced Digital Telecom the Leeds-based fixed line specialist for up to £3m which will enable the company to offer a wider range of systems with a single billing facility... [more]

Peterhouse is acquiring ESS the Wellingborough-based safety equipment and training company for £3m in order to build up its services division... [more]

Emap has acquired Pleine Vie the French magazine publisher for undisclosed terms... [more]

Ferguson International the labels company is to sell its Morplan distribution business to Alphare of France for £12m and is also negotiating the sale of its remaining businesses... [more]

Tilbury Douglas is to acquire Bandt the scaffolding and industrial services company for £75m as part of a strategy to diversify away from contracting... [more]

Torex has acquired software companies AAH Meditel and Peak Systems for £6.5m and redundancies are expected among AAH Meditel's 220 workers in Bromsgrove... [more]

Hanson is acquiring Tidewater Sand & Gravel the US sea dredger for £30m... [more]

Allied Domecq is recommending that its shareholders accept Whitbread's £2.87bn offer for its pubs and off-licence business instead of a rival offer from Punch Taverns... [more]

Weir has acquired Warman International the Australian pump manufacturer for £195m which will double Weir's sales of heavy-duty pumps to £300m a year... [more]

Glynwed International has acquired Victory Refrigeration Company the US refrigeration equipment company for £16m... [more]

Symonds the printed circuit board company has agreed to a £31m management buy-out and the company is expected to be delisted... [more]

First Group has acquired Bruce Transportation the US school bus company for £6.8m... [more]

CRH has acquired two US aggregate companies - Millington Quarry and Dell Contractors - for £91m and hopes to benefit from an increase in federal highway funding in New Jersey... [more]

Cable & Wireless has acquired Internet Network Services the provider of corporate internet access services for undisclosed terms... [more]

Robotic Technology Systems is acquiring Enabling Technology the US environmental software company for £1.9m... [more]

Acrol the Widnes-based PVC formulation specialist has been acquired by Geon Company of the US for undisclosed terms... [more]

Druck has acquired GLA Elettronica the Italian manufacturer of electronic pressure and temperature measurement and calibration devices for £0.5m... [more]