Marshalls, a manufacturer of natural stone and concrete hard landscaping products, supplying the construction, home improvement and landscape markets, agreed to acquire Marley Group, a provider of pitched roof systems, from Inflexion, a private equity firm, for £535m ($701m). "The acquisition of Marley represents a significant step towards achieving our strategic goal to become the UK's leading manufacturer of products for the built environment," Martyn Coffey, Marshalls CEO.