Group revenue at Grafton Group, whose businesses in Ireland include Woodie’s and Chadwicks, rose by 10.4pc to £2.5bn last year, as it benefited from the acquisition in late 2024 of Spanish firm Salvador Escoda. Chief executive Eric Born said the group is “well placed” to benefit as trading conditions normalise in Britain and northern Europe. A strong performance in Iberia, and modest growth across the island of Ireland last year, was fully offset by weaker trading in northern Europe and Britain. “Continuing strong performances and market opportunities in Ireland and Iberia, together with market recovery opportunities in Great Britain and Northern Europe leaves Grafton well placed to benefit significantly as conditions normalise,” said Mr Born. In Ireland, Grafton recorded average daily like-for-like revenue growth of 3.5pc for 2025 and 0.6pc growth in the final two months of the year.

Source: Irish Independent January 13, 2026 13:58 UTC