United Infrastructure buys 45-year-old roofing firm Hodgson Sayers
What's the deal? United InfrastructureDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom → has acquired Hodgson SayersDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom →, a roofing, building envelope and civils firm founded in 1979. The deal was announced in October 2026 for an undisclosed sum.
Who's involved? Warrington-headquartered United Infrastructure works across the power and social infrastructure markets. Hodgson Sayers, based in Stanley, County Durham, with a second office in Nottingham, specialises in roofing, building envelope and civils work, metalwork and fabrication, and security products.
What's the endgame? The acquisition brings specialist roofing and building envelope capability in-house, broadening United Infrastructure's ability to deliver end-to-end solutions. Hodgson Sayers holds a roughly 45-year relationship with Northern PowergridDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom → and recently won contracts with National Grid, local authorities, and housing associations.
What they're saying: Neil Armstrong, chairman and chief executive of United Infrastructure, called the deal "a strong strategic fit," adding "valuable roofing and building-fabric expertise to our growing power and social infrastructure capability."
Billy Hodgson, chairman and founder of Hodgson Sayers, said joining United Infrastructure gives the firm "access to greater resources and expertise, a wider network, and the scale to accelerate our next phase of growth." He added: "I'm hugely excited about what we can achieve together."
The signal: The deal reflects continued consolidation across the UK power and social infrastructure sector, as larger players absorb specialist contractors to offer clients a single, end-to-end service.
Read more: insidermedia.com
Image credit: infomatique
