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
Gavin Slark
Grafton investors urged to reject new chief executive’s pay premium
DIY retailer and building materials distributor completes £93.3m share buyback programme
The Irish Times Business Person of the Month: Gavin Slark
Builder supplier Grafton reports 68% jump in operating profits for 2021
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
Grafton to acquire Sitetech Building Products
Acquisition is in line with building materials group’s strategy
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
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
Grafton expects prices for construction materials to continue rising
Woodie’s owner reports record profits for first six month of 2021
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
Grafton to sell British traditional merchanting business for £520m
The deal, which is expected to close early in 2022, comes following strategic review
Grafton Group signs deal to acquire Finland’s IKH for €199m
Move will give building materials group a presence in Finland for first time
Pandemic pay: Who got a bump in their salary last year?
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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
Grafton reports strong recovery in business despite pandemic shutdown
Company says recovery continued through the final months of the year
Grafton to buy Dublin-based Proline for undisclosed sum
Acquisition brings specialist expertise in architectural ironmongery to group
Woodie’s owner reports ‘exceptional’ growth due to DIY boom
Pent-up consumer lockdown demand lifts revenue and profits for Grafton Group
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
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
Trading at Grafton dips due to coronavirus restrictions
AGM goes ahead after company sees off legal challenge by former chairman Michael Chadwick
Grafton’s top executives take 20% pay cut as coronavirus hits business
Chairman, non executive directors take voluntary reduction in fees
Grafton’s Irish business shows strong performance in 2019
Uncertainty continues to weigh on UK merchanting business
Grafton shares surge as profit beats estimates
Increase in housing helps DIY stores report double-digit growth in operating profit
Chadwicks owner says UK market ‘softer than anticipated’
Grafton Group’s merchanting arm in Republic performed well in first half of year
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
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
Grafton revenue rises as Irish merchanting business grows
Group revenue in the 10 months to end of October rises 9% to £2.5 billion
Warm weather boosts business for Woodies owner Grafton
Revenue rises 8 per cent in first six months of 2018
Grafton Group suffers weak trading in March due to adverse weather
Woodie’s DIY owner says full year expectation remains unchanged
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
Grafton Group reports record revenue of £2.7bn for 2017
Owner of DIY chain Woodie’s says group benefitted from exposure to multiple countries
Woodie’s owner Grafton acquires Leyland SDM for £82.4m
Acquired firm is London’s largest independent specialist decorators’ merchant
Recovery boosts revenue at Grafton Group in 2017
Ireland, Netherlands left total revenue at builders merchanting firm
Revenue at building materials firm Grafton Group up 9.1%
Woodie’s owner said pace of growth in Irish merchanting business ‘moderated a little’
Business this week: results, meetings and indicators
First-half results at IFG have been preceded by a profit warning issued in late July
Grafton Group says UK business on track despite Brexit
Shares in builders merchanting and DIY group have surged more than 35% in 2017
Grafton chief sees pay fall by a third to £1.5m
Bonus increase for Gavin Slark failed to offset decline in long-term incentive plan
Woodie’s owner Grafton sees profits grow 12% as UK sales rebound in late 2016
Shares in owner of Woodie’s, Chadwicks and Heitons still trading below pre-Brexit levels
Grafton ends year strongly with revenues up by more than 13%
Group turnover jumps to £2.51bn as Woodies business sees solid increase in volumes
Death occurs of travel trade pioneer Gillian Bowler
Entrepreneur was influential figure who grew Budget Travel from small beginnings
Grafton enhances Dutch footprint with G&M acquisition
Irish firm snaps up Amsterdam-based tool and fixings distributor
Grafton Group revenues rise 12.8% to €2.4bn
Woodie’s DIY benefits from gains in employment and disposable incomes
Caveat: Web Summit – different city, same old expense
Event moved due to high room rates in Dublin but Portuguese prices look similar
UK proves the weakest link for Grafton
Cantillon: Strong recovery in Ireland and Netherlands, but Brexit poses challenge to UK operation
Caveat: Teeling shows Irish whiskey raising glass ever higher
Annual sales of the good stuff are expected almost to treble over the next decade
Grafton eyes further Dutch acquisitions after €91.5 million deal
Brexit, Brussels attacks dent overall strong start to 2016
Michael Chadwick set to retire from the Grafton Group
Long serving executive will be replaced by Bunzl CEO Michael Roney
Ireland’s biggest companies begin to feel chill wind of ‘Brexit’
About 60% of Irish companies selling goods overseas are already affected
Grafton says consumer confidence boosting bottom line
Company behind Woodie’s DIY chain saw revenue rise 6 per cent to £2.2 billion in 2015
‘Broadly positive’ fourth quarter for Grafton Group
Builders merchanting group reports strong growth in Ireland and is still forecasting full-year profit of £125.5m - £127.0m
Grafton revenues rise on back of improved market conditions
Builders’ merchant group reports revenues of £1.87bn for first ten months of 2015
Grafton Group aquires Isero for €91.5m
Acquisition of Dutch tool distributor Isero marks group’s first foray into the Netherlands
Grafton outperforms on Irish construction recovery
Builders merchanting group points to ‘siginficant increase’ in Irish revenues
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