Builders merchant and DIY group Grafton has said its like-for-like revenue for the four months to the end of October rose by 5.5%.
Grafton owns the Woodies DIY retail chain as well as its builders merchant business in Ireland and the UK.
In a trading update, Grafton said its group revenue for the ten months to October increased by 9.3% to £2.5 billion, while like-for-like revenue was up 4.4%.
Like-for-like revenues at its Irish merchanting business for the ten months to the end of October were up 7.8%, while its UK merchanting revenues rose by 2.7%.
The company's Dutch merchanting revenues grew by 7.5% but revenues in its Belgian operations slipped by 1.6%.
Meanwhile, revenues at its retailing businesses increased by 9.9% in the ten months to October, while its manufacturing revenues jumped by 19.9%.
Grafton's chief executive Gavin Slark said the the group had benefited from its exposure to multiple geographic markets and saw its businesses in Ireland and the Netherlands perform well.
"Following a good first half performance, overall trading in the last four month has underpinned our confidence that we will deliver our expectations for the full year," the CEO added.
