Acquisition

Grafton Group PLC
03 March 2003



           Grafton Group Announces Completion of Jackson Acquisition

Grafton Group plc is pleased to announce that the acquisition of Jackson
Building Centres Ltd was completed this afternoon.


Ends                                                               3 March 2003



For reference:
                                                                      Joe Murray

Michael Chadwick,                                             Murray Consultants

Executive Chairman                              Telephone: (++353) [phone]

Grafton Group plc

Telephone: (++353) [phone]
                                                                  Ginny Pulbrook

                                                          Citigate Dewe Rogerson

                                               Telephone: (++44) [phone]


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