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Marshalls finds a path through cost inflation

Concrete block maker raises prices to recoup higher spending
January 19, 2022
  • Trading in recent weeks up 13 per cent in volume terms
  • Shares currently trade at 22-times forecast earnings

Paving blocks supplier Marshalls (MSLH) battled through tough trading conditions that included both raw material and labour cost increases to deliver sales of £589m last year, a 26 per cent increase on 2020 and a 9 per cent uplift on 2019.

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