RBH Group strengthens European polymer portfolio with acquisition of Dunwood Polymers

The acquisition further strengthens the RBH Group’s specialist polymer capabilities across Europe and supports its strategy of building technically focused businesses serving high value formulation markets.

Expanding specialist polymer expertise across Europe

Strategic investment and continuity

RBH has a long-established track record of strategic growth and investment across Europe, with a clear focus on people, principals, and technical capability. The addition of Dunwood Polymers to the RBH Group represents an important investment in expanding the Group’s polymer offering and strengthening its ability to support customers with high quality, performance driven solutions.

As part of the acquisition, key members of the Dunwood management team, including Peter Stanton and Stacey Turner, will remain with the business. Their continued involvement ensures continuity of expertise, customer relationships, and market focus.

Leadership perspectives

Peter Stanton, Owner of Dunwood Polymers, commented:

“We are very excited by RBH’s acquisition and the opportunities it creates to better support our customers. Becoming part of a wider European group with a shared entrepreneurial mindset allows us to offer an expanded portfolio of materials and more efficient supply chains. This will help us maintain a strong service focus while broadening our innovation horizons.”

Martin Cicognani, Managing Director of RBH, added:

“This investment significantly strengthens our European polymer platform and provides a broader foundation for future focused development. Dunwood brings valuable technical expertise and a strong customer base that aligns closely with our strategy. We are pleased to launch Dunwood Specialities as part of the RBH Group and look forward to its immediate contribution to our collective success.”

RBH Group

The RBH Group is a leading European distributor of speciality functional materials, additives, and chemicals serving polymer and related industries. With a heritage dating back to 1858, the business has grown through a series of strategic acquisitions and today operates as part of the O’Brien Group.

The Group employs over 300 people across Europe and generates annual revenues in excess of £80 million. RBH operates a network of strategically located warehouses across Europe and represents a portfolio of internationally recognised principal partners.

As a highly technical, value add distributor, RBH works closely with global producers of speciality materials to deliver solutions focused on property enhancement, productivity improvement, and formulation performance.

With a clear organic and inorganic growth strategy, the RBH Group continues to invest in people, infrastructure, and technical capability to support customers across existing and emerging European markets.