Vp has announced the acquisition of the entire issued share capital of Sandhurst Ltd for a cash consideration of £3.3m.

Sandhurst was founded in 2004 and is engaged in the hire of specialist excavator attachments to the construction and civil engineering markets from five locations in the UK.

Vp says Sandhurst will now work alongside and complement its Piling business within Vp’s UK division.

Chairman Jeremy Pilkington said: “The acquisition of Sandhurst adds another new product specialisation to Vp’s UK portfolio and I am delighted to welcome the experienced Sandhurst team to the Vp Group