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  • Portakabin: Sales surge for Portaloo inventor ahead of £1.5bn sale

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    Sales jumped by more than £80m at the group behind modular buildings company Portakabin in the year it sold the brand in a deal which transformed its Yorkshire owners into billionaires. York-headquartered Shepherd Group sold Portakabin in June 2024 to French investor Antin Infrastructure Partners for a price reported to be more than £1.5bn. The [...]

    Portakabin was sold in a deal reported to be worth over £1.5bn earlier this year.

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