Grafton Group
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| Type | Public limited company |
|---|---|
| Traded as | ISEQ: GFTU |
| Industry | Building materials |
| Founded | 1902 |
| Headquarters | Dublin, Ireland |
| Key people |
Michael Chadwick(Chairman) Gavin Slark (CEO) |
| Revenue | € 2,171.4 million (2012)[1] |
| Operating income | € 72.9 million (2012)[1] |
| Net income | € 41.1 million (2012)[1] |
| Website | www.graftonplc.com |
Grafton Group plc is a United Kingdom and Ireland-based builders merchants business. It is listed on the Irish Stock Exchange and on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index.
History
The company was established by William Chadwick as Chadwicks (Dublin) Ltd in 1902.[2] It subsequently became Concrete Products of Ireland.[3] It was the subject of an Initial Public Offering in 1965 and building materials company Marley subsequently took a 51% stake.[3] Michael Chadwick bought out Marley and renamed the business Grafton Group in 1987.[3] It bought British Dredging, a UK builders merchants, in 1998 and Jackson Building Centre, another UK builders merchants, in March 2003.[3]
It also bought Plumbline, Scotland's largest independent plumbers merchants, in 2003 and Heiton Group, Ireland's largest independent plumbers merchants, in 2005.[4] Then in 2006 it bought Plumbworld, one of the UK’s largest online bathroom retailers.[5]
Towards the end of 2013, Grafton Group opened 10 showrooms and launched a brand new website by the name of Bohen,[6] focusing on the bathroom, kitchen and bedroom industry.
Operations
The company owns the Buildbase, Plumbase, Selco and Jacksons brands.[7] It also have a number of businesses that trade exclusively online.[8]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Preliminary Results 2012
- ↑ Michael Chadwick: Grafton Group Business & Finance, 2010
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Beating the Budget blues The Independent, 10 December 2011
- ↑ Grafton boosted by Heiton buy Construction News, 13 September 2005
- ↑ Plumbworld appoint new deputy Managing Director Journalism, 13 August 2012
- ↑ "Campaign unveiled to launch new kitchen, bedroom and bathroom brand Bohen". Retrieved 31 December 2013.
- ↑ Grafton group suffers from bad weather Builders Merchant Journal, 6 May 2010
- ↑ Grafton Merchanting buys online merchant Builder's Merchant News, 30 June 2010
