Lords Group Trading PLC Acquisition of Alloway Timber (1090L)
2023年9月1日 - 4:34PM
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Lords Group Trading PLC
01 September 2023
For immediate release 1 September 2023
Lords Group Trading plc
('Lords', the 'Group' or the 'Company')
Acquisition of Alloway Timber
Lords, a leading distributor of building materials in the UK, is
pleased to announce the purchase of Alloway Holdings Limited
('Alloway Timber') for a total net consideration of GBP2.25 million
(the 'Acquisition'). The Acquisition is in line with the Group's
stated IPO strategy, due to its complementary geographic position
to the Group's growing Merchanting branch portfolio.
Established in 1971, Alloway Timber is an independent family-run
merchant operating from five sites located in the South East of
England at Mitcham, Cheam, Byfleet, Kingston and Putney. The
business specialises in providing timber and general building
supplies and will join the Group's Lords Builders Merchant network,
taking the brand to 17 locations in the South East of England. The
Acquisition is expected to be earnings accretive from 2024
financial year, and will achieve a strong return on capital
employed as synergies are realised and the business financially and
operationally matures in-line with a typical Lords Builders
Merchant profile.
For year ended 31 December 2022, Alloway Timber delivered
GBP15.9 million of revenue and c.GBP(1.0) million of EBITDA. In the
medium term, Lords expect the Alloway Timber branches to reach the
margins achieved by the wider Merchanting division.
The total net vendor consideration is GBP2.25 million in cash,
of which GBP1.53 million is payable immediately and GBP0.72 million
deferred 12 months from entry into the sale and purchase agreement,
with GBP0.25 million payable to the vendor and GBP0.47 million to
HMRC for corporation tax liabilities in Alloway Timber triggered by
the transaction. In addition, the Company will pay down GBP1.05
million of Alloway Timber's existing debt, immediately post
completion of the Acquisition. The Acquisition consideration is net
of freehold property disposal of GBP3.6 million which occurred
concurrently with the Acquisition.
Shanker Patel, Chief Executive Officer of Lords, said:
"We are delighted to announce the successful acquisition of
Alloway Timber and to welcome their 83 colleagues to the Lords
Group family. The acquisition is complementary to our existing
Lords Builders Merchants business with strong synergies, continued
strategic investment in our 3Ps and will increase our customer base
-along with further increasing our geographic presence in the South
East."
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FOR FURTHER ENQUIRIES:
Lords Group Trading plc Via Buchanan
Shanker Patel, Chief Executive Officer Tel: +44 (0) 20 7466
5000
Chris Day, Chief Financial Officer and Chief
Operating Officer
Cenkos Securities plc (Nominated Adviser Tel: +44 (0)20 7397
and Joint Broker) 8900
Ben Jeynes / Max Gould / Dan Hodkinson (Corporate
Finance)
Julian Morse / Henry Nicol (Sales)
Berenberg (Joint Broker) Tel: +44 (0)20 3207
Matthew Armitt / Richard Bootle / Detlir 7800
Elezi
Buchanan Communications Tel: +44 (0) 20 7466
5000
Henry Harrison-Topham / Jamie Hooper / Abby LGT@buchanan.uk.com
Gilchrist
Notes to editors:
Lords is a specialist distributor of building, plumbing, heating
and DIY goods. The Group principally sells to local tradesmen,
small to medium sized plumbing and heating merchants, construction
companies and retails directly to the general public.
The Group operates through the following two divisions:
-- Merchanting: supplies building materials and DIY goods
through its network of merchant businesses and online platform
capabilities. It operates both in the 'light side' (building
materials and timber) and 'heavy side' (civils and landscaping),
through 31 locations in the UK.
-- Plumbing and Heating: a specialist distributor in the UK of
plumbing and heating products to a UK network of independent
merchants, installers and the general public. The division offers
its customers an attractive proposition through a multi-channel
offering. The division operates over 17 locations enabling
nationwide next day delivery service.
Lords was established over 35 years ago as a family business
with its first retail unit in Gerrards Cross, Buckinghamshire.
Since then, the Group has grown to a business operating from 48
sites. Lords aims to become a GBP500 million turnover building
materials distributor group by 2024 as it grows its national
presence.
Lords was admitted to trading on AIM in July 2021 with the
ticker LORD.L. For additional information please visit
www.lordsgrouptradingplc.co.uk .
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