REG - Headlam Group PLC - COVID-19 Operational Update

HeadlamAnnouncement

06/01/2021 07:01

RNS Number : 6852K
  
Headlam Group PLC
  
06 January 2021
  
 

6 January 2021
Headlam Group plc
('Headlam' or the 'Company')
 
 COVID-19 Operational Update
 
Continuation of operations throughout lockdown periods 
 
Headlam Group plc (LSE: HEAD), Europe's leading floorcoverings distributor, confirms that its operations in the UK and Continental Europe affected by current lockdowns will remain open for the duration of the lockdown periods.
 
The Company intends to continue operating from all its sites, providing a nation-wide delivery service, collection service from its trade counter network, and ongoing customer support while prioritising the safety and protection of its people, customers and necessary visitors to site.
 
The Company will closely monitor all government guidance and provide any updates as and when appropriate. 
 
It is the Company's intention to continue purchasing product throughout the lockdown, and the Company has been working closely with its suppliers to ensure continued product flow from the EU following Brexit.
 
The Company is providing its next Trading Update on the 21 January 2021.
 
Enquiries:
 




Headlam Group plc
Steve Wilson, Chief Executive
Chris Payne, Chief Financial Officer
Catherine Miles, Director of Communications
 


Tel: 01675 433 000
Email: headlamgroup@headlam.com 




Investec Bank plc (Corporate Broker)
David Flin / Alex Wright
 


Tel: 020 7597 5970




Panmure Gordon (UK) Limited (Corporate Broker)
Erik Anderson / Dominic Morley / Ailsa Macmaster


Tel: 020 7886 2500




 
Alma PR (Financial PR)
Rebecca Sanders-Hewett / Susie Hudson / Harriet Jackson


 
Tel: 020 3405 0205
Headlam@almapr.co.uk




Notes for Editors:
 
Operating for 28 years, Headlam is Europe's leading floorcoverings distributor.
Headlam provides the distribution channel between suppliers and trade customers of floorcoverings. Working in partnership with suppliers across the globe manufacturing a diverse range of floorcovering products and ancillary accessories, Headlam provides an unparalleled route to market for their products across the UK and certain Continental European territories.
The utilisation of an outsourced distribution channel enables manufacturers to focus on their core activities, incur reduced costs associated with distribution, and benefit from localised sales, marketing and distribution expertise that provides a more effective and greater route to market for their products.
To maximize customer and market penetration, and reflecting the regionalised nature of the marketplace, Headlam comprises 67 individual businesses in the UK and Continental Europe (France, the Netherlands and Switzerland) each operating under their own unique trade brand and utilising individual sales teams.
Headlam's extensive customer base, operating within both the residential and commercial sectors and comprising principally independent retailers and flooring contractors, receives the broadest product offering supported by next day delivery as well as additional marketing and other support.
Headlam's offering is enabled through its unrivalled operating expertise, long-established supplier and customer relationships, and comprehensive distribution network. Following years of considerable investment, Headlam's distribution network currently comprises four national distribution hubs, 19 regional distribution centres and a supporting network of smaller warehouse premises, trade counters, showrooms and specification centres.
In 2019, Headlam worked with 190 suppliers from 19 countries and fulfilled 5.3 million customer orders.
www.headlam.com

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