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Lords Group Trading plc, has confirmed amendments to its existing banking facilities as part of a trading update for the four months ended October 31 2026. During the period, the group’s Merchanting and Digital divisions have continued to build upon strategic progress made in the first half of the year, …

Building materials distributor Lords saw revenue for the six months ended June 30 2026 remain stable, according to its unaudited interim results. The group reported revenue for the Period remained at £232.1m (H1 2025: £232.1m), with contributions from new merchanting branches and CMO offsetting weaker underlying demand in end markets.  Group like-for-like …

It is the long history of humankind…that those who learned to collaborate and improvise most effectively have prevailed Once upon a time, there were three independent builders merchant companies with different histories, different ownership models, and different geographical heartlands. They also had some similarities: all have built their reputations on …

Three independent builders merchant groups have come together to collaborate on buying and procurement for a number of product sectors. Bradfords Building Supplies, Lords and JT Atkinson had all in the past been part of traditional buying groups – the first two of h&b and the latter of Fortis. They …

Building materials distributor Lords Group Trading plc has released its H1 trading update ahead of the Group’s interim results in September. Covering the six month period up to June 30 2026, the H1 Summary reported a group revenue of £232.0 million (H1 2025: £232.8 million), a resilient performance bolstered by …

Lords Group Trading, a distributor of building materials, has announced its audited final results for the year ended 31 December 2025 (‘FY25’ or the ‘year’). The group recorded revenue of £472.8 million, up 8.3%, with positive Like-For-Like (LFL) growth of 0.7% despite subdued end markets. Group merchanting LFL revenue grew …

Building materials distributor Lords has completed the refinancing of the Group’s existing £75 million lending facilities. The Group’s existing £75 million facilities, with a three bank syndicate which consisted of a £50 million revolving credit facility (‘RCF’) and a £25 million receivables financing facility (‘RFF’), have been cancelled and repaid pursuant …

Builders merchant Lords Builders Merchants  has opened a joint branch with sister company Advance Roofing Supplies in Bury St Edmunds.   The 1.6 acre branch was formerly a Kent Blaxill site, and its 13 staff have more than a century of experience between them. The branch has undergone a comprehensive modernisation …

Lords builders merchants has issued its trading update for the year ended 31 December 2025. For Financial year 2025, group revenue increased by 8.3% to £473 million (FY24: £437 million), an increase of 0.7% on a like-for-like (‘LFL’) basis. Merchanting revenue was up 6.0% to £227 million, reflecting contributions from …

Independent family owned builders merchant groups Lords and Bradfords Building Supplies have reached an agreement with the h&b buying group to leave at the end of 2025. Both companies have said that, while membership of the group has been extremely beneficial, the time has come for them to move on. …