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 …
Read More »Ibstock ‘well positioned’ following AGM trading update
Building products manufacturer Ibstock Plc has released a trading update for the period from January 1 to April 30, ahead of its Annual General Meeting (AGM). The group reports that overall group revenues were down approximately 10% for the first 4 months of the year on a like-for-like basis, with …
Read More »Stelrad’s outlook remains unchanged following AGM
Specialist radiators manufacturer, Stelrad, has released an update regarding the outlook for the financial year following its Annual General Meeting. Despite ongoing subdued market demand impacting volumes, Stelrad reports trading in 2026 to date is in line with management expectations, and the Group’s full year outlook remains unchanged from that …
Read More »Marshalls’ trading “as expected” says update
Marshalls plc, the building products, roofing and landscaping manufacturer saw trading for the first four months of 2026 broadly in line with expectations with Group revenue at £205 m (2025: £207 m), down 1% year-on-year. The Group is responding in a disciplined way to cost inflation arising from the war …
Read More »Lords issues trading update
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 …
Read More »Ibstock Plc post trading update
Ibstock Plc, a manufacturer of building products, has issued a trading update for the year ending 31 December 2025 ahead of full year results to be announced on Thursday 5 March 2026. The Group reported revenue was up 2% in FY25, despite challenging market conditions. Total brick market volume for …
Read More »Marshalls publishes trading update
Marshalls, the building materials manufacturer, have released their trading update for the period ending October 31 2025. The group reported revenue of £548 million for the period, two per cent higher than the prior year comparative period (2024: £535 million), with landscaping products revenue flat since the half year reflecting …
Read More »Marshalls sees return to growth
Landscaping and building products manufacturer Marshalls, saw growth inch ahead by 4% for the four months to 30 April 2025, according to a trading statement issued ahead of its Annual General Meeting, at 11.00am today (14 May). Revenue was £207m (2024: £199m), although Landscaping Products revenue contracted by 3% year-on-year to …
Read More »First quarter struggles continue at Travis Perkins
Trading conditions remain challenging for Travis Perkins plc, the UK’s largest builders merchant, which announced Group revenue down 2.1% on a like-for-like basis, for the three months to 31 March 2025. In the Merchanting segment revenue was down 3.2% on a like-for-like basis with pricing having stabilised and volumes still …
Read More »Ibstock reports resilient 2024 performance
Ibstock Plc, the UK manufacturer of building products and solutions, is expecting full year revenues to have decreased by 10% to around £365 m (from £406 m in 2023), according to a trading update for the year ended 31 December 2024. Lower sales volumes across the core business are principally …
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