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22/05/2024Home Repair Contractors

Grafton Group has financial ‘firepower’ for €934m worth of deals, says new CEO – The Irish Times

The new chief executive of Grafton Group, Eric Born, said that the DIY retailer and builders merchants group has financial scope to pursue about £800 million (€934 million) of acquisitions, as it continues to generate strong levels of cash even as its pretax profit slid in the first six months of the year.

The Dublin-based company, which owns the Woodie’s retailing and Chadwicks merchant brands in the Republic, also operates across the UK, Netherlands and Finland, where it has more specialist distribution businesses. Mr Born, who took the helm at the end of last year, said the group’s focus is

02/07/2023Home Repair Contractors

Group empowers Black women through home repair, ownership

A Baltimore organization getting support from across the country is working to help Black women become homeowners.Black Women Build Baltimore will be able to further its mission of teaching Black women how to rehabilitate vacant homes in west Baltimore thanks to a grant it recently received.People can find a tight-knit community on Etting Street in west Baltimore that’s connected by string lights and shared experiences. It’s a block where almost every home has new brick fronts and bright white doors and fixtures. It’s hard to believe this same block was a cluster of eyesores just four years ago, with vacant … Read more