(Alliance News) - SIG PLC on Thursday named Grafton Group PLC's Gavin Slark as its new chief executive, as Steve Francis plans to step down after three years. Read More
(Alliance News) - London's FTSE 100 nudged cautiously higher on Thursday as the nervous wait for US Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell's speech at the Jackson Hole symposium continues. Read More
(Alliance News) - Grafton Group PLC on Thursday reported a slip in profit for the first half of 2022 and gave a cautious outlook, flagging weaker-than-expected trading in July. Read More
(Alliance News) - Grafton Group PLC on Tuesday said it expects its half-year revenue to rise as its Ireland-based distribution business performed strongly, boosted by a construction boom. Read More
(Alliance News) - Stocks in London ended mixed on Monday following the heavy losses last week on fears that rising interest rates could spark a recession, with volumes light as US markets were closed for Independence Day. Read More
(Alliance News) - Blue-chip European equities advanced on Monday, boosted by share price gains for oil companies, while markets in the US sat the session out to observe the Independence Day holiday. Read More
(Alliance News) - Stocks in Europe made a decent start on Monday, showing no signs of trepidation ahead of a key week of economic data and central bank news. Read More
(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London are seen opening solidly higher on Monday, starting the week in bullish fashion despite virus fears in China and worrying developments in the war between Russia and Ukraine. Read More
(Alliance News) - Stocks in London ended firmly in the green on Monday after US President Joe Biden said he was considering lifting some Trump-administration trade tariffs imposed on China. Read More
(Alliance News) - European equities kicked off the week in fine fettle, showing confident gains in morning trade on Monday, with the mood bolstered by news that US President Joe Biden is considering lifting some Donald Trump-era trade tariffs on China. Read More
(Alliance News) - Grafton Group PLC said on Thursday trading at the start of the year had been positive and it announced its intention to start a GBP100 million buyback. Read More
Lords Group Trading PLC - London-based building material distributor - Says its subsidiary, Hevey Building Supplies Ltd, has acquired a Buildbase builders' merchant branch in Suffolk, England from Grafton Merchanting GB Ltd. The branch was previously part of Grafton Merchanting's timber and building materials business. The total consideration of GBP2.2 million will be met from the company's existing cash resources. Read More