Bunzl buys Bodyguard Workwear for undisclosed sum

Distribution and services company Bunzl announced on Monday the acquisition of Bodyguard Workwear, a distributor of safety workwear and other personal protection equipment, for an undisclosed sum.

Based in Birmingham and supplying mainly end user customers in the rail sectors in the UK and Ireland, Bodyguard Workwear generated revenue of £8m in 2019.

Chief executive rank van Zanten said: "This is an important development for our UK safety operations. Bodyguard Workwear is a well-known and respected brand and the business is focused on the rail industry which is expected to grow further over the coming years. The acquisition pipeline continues to be promising with a number of ongoing discussions taking place."