Former judo Olympian avoids sudden jolts at Grafton even as earnings come under pressure
New Swiss CEO of Grafton has narrowed group’s geographic focus for deals but opened out the search for the type of businesses being targeted
New Swiss CEO of Grafton has narrowed group’s geographic focus for deals but opened out the search for the type of businesses being targeted
DIY retailer and building materials distributor completes £93.3m share buyback programme
Builder supplier Grafton reports 68% jump in operating profits for 2021
Grafton’s operating profit rises by 68%
Owner of Woodies DIY now expects to post an operating profit of £276.3m
Acquisition is in line with building materials group’s strategy
Owner of the Woodie’s DIY brand in Ireland now expects to post operating profit of £265m-£270m
Survey shows post-pandemic and Brexit bottlenecks drive up cost of many imported goods
Woodie’s owner reports record profits for first six month of 2021
Median CEO compensation package falls almost 36 per cent to €1.2 million however
The deal, which is expected to close early in 2022, comes following strategic review
Move will give building materials group a presence in Finland for first time
Covid-19 may have hit some pay packets hard, but the leaders of the Top 1000 may have fared better
Full-year operating profit to be between 15 and 20 per cent ahead of consensus forecasts
Move may or may not result in the sale of some or all of businesses, group says
Company says recovery continued through the final months of the year
Acquisition brings specialist expertise in architectural ironmongery to group
Pent-up consumer lockdown demand lifts revenue and profits for Grafton Group
Slower UK recovery sees Grafton Group report 1.1% fall in underlying sales
Pent-up demand for paint and plants saw revenue for two-week period last month ‘comfortably’ exceed Woodie’s sales for the full month of May in 2019
AGM goes ahead after company sees off legal challenge by former chairman Michael Chadwick
Chairman, non executive directors take voluntary reduction in fees
Uncertainty continues to weigh on UK merchanting business
Increase in housing helps DIY stores report double-digit growth in operating profit
Grafton Group’s merchanting arm in Republic performed well in first half of year
Revenues rose by 6.1% to £962m in first four months of 2019 on buoyant economy and good weather
Grafton Group has reported strong growth in a trading update for the year just ended
Group revenue in the 10 months to end of October rises 9% to £2.5 billion
Revenue rises 8 per cent in first six months of 2018
Woodie’s DIY owner says full year expectation remains unchanged
CEO Gavin Slark received total pay of €1.9m for 2017 including maximum bonus of 120% of salary
Owner of DIY chain Woodie’s says group benefitted from exposure to multiple countries
Acquired firm is London’s largest independent specialist decorators’ merchant
Ireland, Netherlands left total revenue at builders merchanting firm
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