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But the building materials group said its Irish merchanting business, which includes the recently-acquired Heiton Group, was performing strongly.

AnalysisIt has taken just one week for the competitive landscape for Irish merchanting and DIY to be changed utterly.

Revenue at Grafton Group rose in 2019, with the Irish merchanting business putting in a strong trading performance as the year ended.

Heiton chief executive Mr Leo Martin is expected to take charge of Grafton's Irish merchanting business after the two companies merge operations.

Cost cutting measures helped improve the performance of the group's Irish merchanting and DIY retailing businesses, against a backdrop of continued weakness in the market.

Revenue at Grafton Group rose in 2019, as strong growth in the Irish merchanting business helped offset the shadow cast by Brexit in the UK.

Michael Chadwick, executive chairman of the builders suppliers chain, said that the company continued to see "high single-digit like-for-like growth" in Irish merchanting.

Irish merchanting and DIY group Grafton said on Tuesday that it has agreed to acquire Dutch tool distributor Isero for €91.5 million.