Mon, 15 Sep 2025 | BUSINESS SALE
BIL Group, a Wiltshire-based manufacturer of materials handling equipment, has acquired heavy-duty furniture skate manufacturer Evo Supplies. BIL Group Managing Director Tim Morrow described the deal as a pivotal one for the group and said Evo Supplies’ product range offered “significant synergies”.
Since 2022, BIL Group has been owned by corporate compounder PHD Industrial Holdings, which uses an investor network to generate funds to invest in industrial businesses. The acquisition is BIL Group’s second in under two years, following its takeover of castor and wheel specialist H Varley Limited in March 2024.
The group, which was initially founded as Baz-Roll International in 1972, is based in Calne and manufactures material handling and moving equipment, including pallet trucks, trolleys and small floor cranes. The company’s products are used in a range of settings, including by delivery drivers and in warehousing.
Evo Supplies was founded by Juliet and Greg Dunn in 2013, following their acquisition of a small removal supplies business based on Essex’s Mersea Island. The company manufactures heavy-duty wooden furniture skates, more widely referred to as dollies, used for moving large, heavy and bulky items.
BIL Group’s Tim Murrow commented: “The EVO acquisition is another pivotal milestone in the history of BIL Group and the next chapter of our growth story as we continue our commitment to UK Manufacturing.”
“EVO’s skates and dollies are an attractive product range which also brings significant synergies in combination with castors and wheels. EVO is a well-established brand, with a strong reputation for its high quality in the UK market, and we are looking to build on existing and new customers and export this product further to a wider market."
Following the acquisition, BIL Group has said it remains focused on further expanding its portfolio and offering and that it continues to actively pursue additional acquisitions in the materials handling and castors and wheels sector as it seeks to strengthen its market position.
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