ES Pipelines to acquire the domestic customer gas connection assets of Fulcrum for £46m.

ES Pipelines, a gas company in Leatherhead, England, agreed to acquire the domestic customer gas connection assets of Fulcrum, a provider of utility infrastructure services to the domestic, commercial and industrial markets throughout the UK, for £46m. "The sale of our domestic gas utility assets to ES Pipelines presents the opportunity to focus on our activities in key growth markets. This is part of our core growth strategy, which includes the design and build of utility connections, as well continuing to adopt assets in the traditional I&C market where appropriate," Philip Holder, Fulcrum Chairman.