Grafton

Slowing economy makes companies wary of expansion but they have excess cash after post-Covid recovery in profits

Group’s retail business normalises following pandemic spike, but revenue and profit remain ahead of pre-Covid levels

Company continues to deliver on strategy despite inflation threat

Partnership will support development of new skills and apprenticeship centre in the capital

. Markets subdued as ECB rate hikes loom

Businessman has led the builders merchants and DIY retail group for 11 years

Yvonne Farrell and Shelley McNamara of Grafton Architects on their passion for design

Owner of Woodie’s DIY says programme will begin on Monday and run to year end

Kingspan retreats as Bank of Ireland stays put

Woodies trades above pre-pandemic level of 2019

CRH drives 2% rise on Iseq as banks edge up

Famous for pens, pencils and stationery, it has been a family business since 1927

Biogas facility in Tullamore gets green light from planners but now faces judicial review

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

CDP Ireland Network says more companies here are participating in climate change reporting

Cafe and developer Johnny Ronan in dispute over whether windows form part of property

Shares in all but four Dublin-listed firms dip – heavyweights Kingspan, Ryanair, CRH fall

Leading names sold off on Irish market as investors cautious about construction sector

Company plans to develop Selco branch network and other specialist businesses

Acquisition is in line with building materials group’s strategy

The Government is considering changing the law to stop companies in receipt of State supports from paying shareholders

Irish heavyweights lose ground on quiet day

New Operation Citizen aims to create an environment so ‘people can enjoy themselves’

In Dublin, Kingspan slips 6% amid supply disruptions and rising cost of raw materials

Builders believe labour costs will rise 4.4% and material prices 6.8% in next 12 months

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

Flutter Entertainment and Marks & Spencer among the risers as investors await Fed news

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

The Dublin-based company is planning to increase its staff from six to 40 over three years as it targets the UK market

Total Produce slides 9.18% to €1.894 after more than 6.5m shares change hands

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

Dealers note a ‘lot of red on the screen’ as travel-related stocks in particular take a hit

Digital marketing software company looking to expand into more markets

Revenue for Woodie’s owner up 46.5% on first half of 2020 as DIY drives growth

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

Irish banks have tough session as AIB falls 2.6 per cent, Bank of Ireland falls 1.8 per cent

Some restrictions ‘impacted disproportionately on some sections of society,’ ICCL says

Markets await clues on how Fed will handle inflation risk

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

Dublin lags other markets as investors shy away from leading stocks