Pavey brand to be kept following Gallagher buy
Michael Rea said the brand would remain for the foreseeable future as he discusses Gallagher’s last deal of 2018.
The Pavey Group name will remain with the south west broker following its acquisition by Gallagher this week.
Gallagher’s CEO UK of retail, Michael Rea said: “Pavey will be kept for the foreseeable future. It has resonance in the West Country but we will attach it to Gallagher.”
Rea said the deal fitted well with Gallagher in terms of business lines and culture.
“We look for people who look like us,” he remarked.
Agricultural market
The move offers Gallagher a greater scale in the
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