Companies Grafton Group shifts focus from buybacks to M&AThe company’s outgoing chairman was questioned by Michael Chadwick, one of his predecessors, at the AGM
Stock Take Grafton Group gets ready to flex its M&A musclesThe owner of Woodie’s and Chadwick’s potentially has more than £750m to shell out on acquisitions – but the question is, can it make these deals work?
Companies Grafton Group reports further fall in profitsPre-tax profits at the Woodie’s-parent firm sank by 27 per cent last year amid ‘challenging marketing conditions’
Construction ‘We have to show kids a trade is a really viable alternative to college’ – Chadwicks boss Patrick AtkinsonThe building materials boss said steel prices in particular went ‘bananas’ after Russia invaded Ukraine but were now beginning to fall back