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Headlam Group plc
TypePublic
LSE: HEAD
IndustryFlooring
Founded1948
HeadquartersColeshill, Birmingham, UK
Key peopleDick Peters, Chairman
Steve Wilson, CEO[1]
RevenueDecrease £498.7 million (2025)[2]
Decrease £(33.4) million (2025)[2]
Decrease £(81.9) million (2025)[2]
Websitewww.headlamgroup.com

Headlam Group plc is a British-based company which distributes floor coverings throughout Europe. It specializes in carpet, residential vinyl, wood, laminate, luxury vinyl tile, and commercial flooring. Headlam Group was listed on the main market of the London Stock Exchange (LSE: HEAD) until September 2026.[3] In September 2026, it announced the appointment of administrators.[4]

History

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The company was established as Headlam, Sims & Coggins in 1948.[5] First listed on the London Stock Exchange in 1988,[6] it initiated a series of acquisitions from Hickson International plc early in 1992. It bought Mercado, a Leeds-based competitor, in 1996.[7] Its international expansion began with the purchase of Lethem-Vergeer in the Netherlands also in 1996.[8] In 2011, Headlam Group purchased a Scottish-based company, West Fife Flooring, for £1.2million.[9]

On 1 September 2026, the board, having exhausted all its available facilities, announced its intention to appoint administrators.[4][10]

Operations

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Headlam Group supplies coverings including parquet, carpets, and linoleum to independent retailers and professional customers in markets which include the Netherlands, France and Switzerland.[11]

References

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  1. ↑ "Directors & Senior Management". Headlam Group. Archived from the original on 9 July 2017. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
  2. 1 2 3 "Annual Results 2025" (PDF). Headlam Group. Retrieved 25 March 2026.
  3. ↑ "HEADLAM GROUP PLC". London Stock Exchange. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
  4. 1 2 "Headlam Group set to appoint administrators despite efforts to improve financial position". Insider Media. 1 September 2026. Retrieved 1 September 2026.
  5. ↑ "Headlam Group". Companies House. Retrieved 1 September 2026.
  6. ↑ "Headlam Group: our story". London Stock Exchange. Retrieved 1 September 2026.
  7. ↑ Headlam Group. Vol. 115. Investors' Chronicle. 1996. p. 56.
  8. ↑ Headlam Group. Vol. 4. Moody's International Manual. 1997. p. 10327.
  9. ↑ Headlam History Archived 2014-02-22 at the Wayback Machine
  10. ↑ "Headlam to appoint administrators as shares suspended". Furniture News. 1 September 2026. Retrieved 1 September 2026.
  11. ↑ "Headlam sounds warning over initial targets". Birmingham Post. 1 September 2008.
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