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
Grafton Group reports positive start to the year
Full-year operating profit to be between 15 and 20 per cent ahead of consensus forecasts
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
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
Former Grafton Group chairman challenges ‘closed’ agm plan
Michael Chadwick says meeting behind closed doors will breach shareholder rights
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Grafton shares surge as profit beats estimates
Increase in housing helps DIY stores report double-digit growth in operating profit
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
House building behind but level preferable to the boom – Woodie’s
Grafton Group chief executive Gavin Slark says ‘massive spikes’ were not sustainable
Grafton Group raising €160m to refinance debt
Woodie’s DIY owner issuing 10 and 12 year bonds with 2.5% yield
Development site outside Cork city on sale for more than €6m
Nearly 16 acres off N40 is suitable for mixed-use, office, residential or hotel project
Woodie’s owner Grafton acquires Leyland SDM for £82.4m
Acquired firm is London’s largest independent specialist decorators’ merchant
Revenue at building materials firm Grafton Group up 9.1%
Woodie’s owner said pace of growth in Irish merchanting business ‘moderated a little’
Grafton shares soar as first-half sales beat expectations
Total like-for-like sales increased by 5.9% in the second quarter, up from 5.5%
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