Gavin Slark

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

Fri Sept 01 2023 - 15:42

Grafton investors urged to reject new chief executive’s pay premium

DIY retailer and building materials distributor completes £93.3m share buyback programme

Wed Apr 19 2023 - 17:06

The Irish Times Business Person of the Month: Gavin Slark

Builder supplier Grafton reports 68% jump in operating profits for 2021

Fri Mar 25 2022 - 06:00

Record Woodie’s DIY profits drive strong results for Grafton

Grafton’s operating profit rises by 68%

Thu Feb 24 2022 - 16:23

Grafton raises 2021 profit forecast for second time in two months

Owner of Woodies DIY now expects to post an operating profit of £276.3m

Wed Jan 12 2022 - 08:09

Grafton to acquire Sitetech Building Products

Acquisition is in line with building materials group’s strategy

Wed Dec 22 2021 - 08:22

Grafton Group increases profit forecast for year in spite of supply chain pressures

Owner of the Woodie’s DIY brand in Ireland now expects to post operating profit of £265m-£270m

Tue Nov 09 2021 - 08:05

Consumers face rising prices in autumn as businesses pass on increased costs

Survey shows post-pandemic and Brexit bottlenecks drive up cost of many imported goods

Mon Aug 30 2021 - 05:30

Grafton expects prices for construction materials to continue rising

Woodie’s owner reports record profits for first six month of 2021

Wed Aug 25 2021 - 18:06

Why Covid-19 saw a rise in Iseq CEOs’ average pay

Median CEO compensation package falls almost 36 per cent to €1.2 million however

Fri Jul 23 2021 - 05:01

Grafton to sell British traditional merchanting business for £520m

The deal, which is expected to close early in 2022, comes following strategic review

Thu Jul 01 2021 - 07:28

Grafton Group signs deal to acquire Finland’s IKH for €199m

Move will give building materials group a presence in Finland for first time

Tue Jun 22 2021 - 19:19

Pandemic pay: Who got a bump in their salary last year?

Covid-19 may have hit some pay packets hard, but the leaders of the Top 1000 may have fared better

Sat Jun 12 2021 - 12:00

Grafton Group reports positive start to the year

Full-year operating profit to be between 15 and 20 per cent ahead of consensus forecasts

Wed Apr 28 2021 - 07:20

Grafton Group to review some of its UK merchanting businesses

Move may or may not result in the sale of some or all of businesses, group says

Fri Apr 16 2021 - 08:03

Grafton reports strong recovery in business despite pandemic shutdown

Company says recovery continued through the final months of the year

Tue Jan 12 2021 - 07:50

Grafton to buy Dublin-based Proline for undisclosed sum

Acquisition brings specialist expertise in architectural ironmongery to group

Tue Dec 22 2020 - 07:57

Woodie’s owner reports ‘exceptional’ growth due to DIY boom

Pent-up consumer lockdown demand lifts revenue and profits for Grafton Group

Thu Nov 12 2020 - 08:30

Woodie’s enjoys record June despite dip in parent’s underlying sales

Slower UK recovery sees Grafton Group report 1.1% fall in underlying sales

Thu Jul 09 2020 - 08:09

Woodie’s sales soar in late May as lockdown rules ease

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

Thu Jun 11 2020 - 10:55

Trading at Grafton dips due to coronavirus restrictions

AGM goes ahead after company sees off legal challenge by former chairman Michael Chadwick

Wed Apr 29 2020 - 07:54

Grafton’s top executives take 20% pay cut as coronavirus hits business

Chairman, non executive directors take voluntary reduction in fees

Wed Apr 08 2020 - 08:51

Grafton’s Irish business shows strong performance in 2019

Uncertainty continues to weigh on UK merchanting business

Tue Jan 14 2020 - 08:07

Grafton shares surge as profit beats estimates

Increase in housing helps DIY stores report double-digit growth in operating profit

Fri Aug 30 2019 - 18:12

Chadwicks owner says UK market ‘softer than anticipated’

Grafton Group’s merchanting arm in Republic performed well in first half of year

Wed Jul 10 2019 - 07:17

Grafton Group open to further deals after Polvo acquisition

Revenues rose by 6.1% to £962m in first four months of 2019 on buoyant economy and good weather

Wed May 08 2019 - 07:18

Revenue at Woodie’s owner rose 8.7% last year

Grafton Group has reported strong growth in a trading update for the year just ended

Fri Jan 11 2019 - 07:18

Grafton revenue rises as Irish merchanting business grows

Group revenue in the 10 months to end of October rises 9% to £2.5 billion

Tue Nov 13 2018 - 07:25

Warm weather boosts business for Woodies owner Grafton

Revenue rises 8 per cent in first six months of 2018

Wed Jul 11 2018 - 08:00

Grafton Group suffers weak trading in March due to adverse weather

Woodie’s DIY owner says full year expectation remains unchanged

Wed May 09 2018 - 07:26

Slark’s remuneration at Grafton Group steady despite full bonus payment

CEO Gavin Slark received total pay of €1.9m for 2017 including maximum bonus of 120% of salary

Tue Mar 13 2018 - 09:14

Grafton Group reports record revenue of £2.7bn for 2017

Owner of DIY chain Woodie’s says group benefitted from exposure to multiple countries

Thu Mar 01 2018 - 17:59

Woodie’s owner Grafton acquires Leyland SDM for £82.4m

Acquired firm is London’s largest independent specialist decorators’ merchant

Mon Feb 19 2018 - 07:39

Recovery boosts revenue at Grafton Group in 2017

Ireland, Netherlands left total revenue at builders merchanting firm

Thu Jan 11 2018 - 07:38