UK's SIG warns of first-half profit fall as construction slump drags on
30/04/2026 07:30
April 30 (Reuters) - British building material supplier SIG SHI.L warned of lower first-half profit after posting a 5% decline in first-quarter like-for-like sales on Thursday, as unusually poor weather across Europe at the start of the year and a protracted cyclical downturn in construction weighed on demand. (Reporting by DhanushVignesh Babu in Bengaluru; Editing by Mrigank Dhaniwala) ((DhanushVignesh.Babu@thomsonreuters.com))