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
Gavin Slark
DIY retailer and building materials distributor completes £93.3m share buyback programme
Builder supplier Grafton reports 68% jump in operating profits for 2021
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
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