Acquisition of Crescent Building Supplies

RNS Number : 5421Y

Grafton Group PLC

02 December 2014

 

Grafton Group plc

Acquisition of Crescent Building Supplies (Ruislip) Limited

Grafton Group plc, the builders merchanting and DIY Group with operations in the UK, Ireland and Belgium, announces that it has completed the acquisition of Crescent Building Supplies (Ruislip) Limited, a general merchanting business trading from three branches in West London and one in Berkshire.  This bolt-on acquisition, which had revenue of £10.5 million in the financial year to 31 March 2014, improves the Group's coverage of the merchanting market in West London and the South East of England.

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For further information please contact:

Grafton Group plc ([phone])

Gavin Slark, Group Chief Executive Officer

David Arnold, Group Chief Financial Officer

Murray Consultants ([phone])

Pat Walsh

MHP Communications ([phone])

James White

 

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