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Insider conviction
1 director buying
£84k in 1 buy
- 25 Aug 2026 1. Jan Peter Tewes £84k
New CEO / reset
CEO recruitment and cost-saving programme
Post-refinancing; H1 weak; CEO starts 17 August
A permanent CEO search followed the £85m recapitalisation completed on 30 March 2026. On 23 July 2026 Jan Peter Tewes was named CEO from 17 August, and FY2026 adjusted EBITDA guidance was cut to £15-18m. H1 results on 5 Aug 2026 confirmed flat like-for-like revenue, EBITDA of £3.0m and net debt of £39.3m.
- Start date
- 17 August 2026; Stephen Harris returns to Non-Executive Chairman 23 Jul 2026 ↗
- Background
- Brand and distribution channel management at Mars and Grohe 23 Jul 2026 ↗
- FY2026 guidance
- Adjusted EBITDA £15m-£18m, lowered on 23 July 2026 and reiterated 5 August 2026 5 Aug 2026 ↗
- Net debt
- £39.3m including £24.2m leases at 30 June 2026, down £103.0m 5 Aug 2026 ↗
- Next milestone
- Half-year results on 5 August 2026 23 Jul 2026 ↗
- H1 2026 EBITDA
- £3.0m, up from £2.4m; revenue £110.3m, flat like-for-like 5 Aug 2026 ↗
- 5 Aug 2026 Post-refinancing; H1 weak; CEO starts 17 August
- 23 Jul 2026 CEO named; starts 17 August 2026
- 7 Apr 2026 CEO search ongoing; Board reverting to normal governance
- 31 Mar 2026 CEO search underway; savings programme expanded
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