REG - Grafton Group PLC - Acquisition of HSS Hire Ireland and Sale of MFP

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RNS Number : 1152L  Grafton Group PLC  03 June 2025

 

 

Completion of Acquisition of HSS Hire Ireland Limited and Sale of MFP Business

 

 

3 June 2025

 

Grafton Group plc ("Grafton or the Group"), is pleased to announce that,
further to its announcement on 2 April 2025, it completed the acquisition of
HSS Hire Ireland Limited ("HSS Hire Ireland") on 31 May 2025.

HSS Hire Ireland is a tool and equipment hire specialist operating from four
branches and four customer distribution centres in the Republic of Ireland,
offering an extensive range of conventional hire products as well as
specialist equipment with a particular focus on powered access.

In a separate and unrelated transaction, Grafton also announces that it has
completed the sale of its MFP piping business in Ireland to a subsidiary of
Wienerberger AG which mainly operates through Pipelife Ireland Solutions
Limited in Ireland.

 

Eric Born, Chief Executive Officer of Grafton commented:

"We are delighted to complete the acquisition of HSS Hire Ireland, which is an
exceptionally good strategic fit that will broaden the offering of our
Chadwicks business in the Republic of Ireland, and we welcome our new
colleagues to the Group.

I would also like to thank our loyal colleagues in MFP for their contribution
to Grafton over many years."

 

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For further information please contact:

 Investors                                   Media

 Grafton Group plc  +353 1 216 0600          Murray          pwalsh@murraygroup.ie (mailto:pwalsh@murraygroup.ie)

 Eric Born          Chief Executive Officer  Pat Walsh       +353 1 498 0300/+353 87 226 9345
 David Arnold       Chief Financial Officer
                                             Burson          GraftonGroup@buchanancomms.co.uk

                                             Buchanan

                                             Helen Tarbet    +44 (0) 7872 604 453

                                             Simon Compton   +44 (0) 7979 497 324

                                             Toto Berger     +44 (0) 7880 680 403

 

About Grafton

 

Grafton Group plc is an international distributor of building materials to
trade customers and has leading regional or national positions in the
distribution markets in the UK, Ireland, the Netherlands, Finland, and Spain.
Grafton is also the market leader in the DIY, Home and Garden retailing market
in Ireland and is the largest manufacturer of dry mortar and bespoke timber
staircases in the UK.

 

Grafton trades from c.470 branches and has c.10,000 colleagues. The Group's
portfolio of brands includes Chadwicks and Woodie's in Ireland; Selco Builders
Warehouse, Leyland SDM, MacBlair, TG Lynes, CPI EuroMix and StairBox in the
UK; Isero and Polvo in the Netherlands; Salvador Escoda in Spain and IKH in
Finland.

 

 

For further information visit www.graftonplc.com (http://www.graftonplc.com)
 

 

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