The landscaping, building and roofing products supplier added that the drop in new house building and the continued weakness in repairs, maintenance and investment (RMI) activity in private housing contributed to the fall in its revenue.
Britain's housing market has slowed sharply over the past
six months due to higher interest rates and bond market turmoil
during Liz Truss's brief period as prime minister.
On a like-for-like basis, group revenue for the four months
ended April 30 fell by 14%, the company said in a trading
statement.
However, total group revenue for the period was up 12% from
a year ago helped by the acquisition of Marley Group &
Fundraising last year.
(Reporting by Radhika Anilkumar in Bengaluru; Editing by Savio
D'Souza and Janane Venkatraman)