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Operational & financial update & FY19 Results Date
Operational & financial update & FY19 Results Date.
About this update from Sig Plc
[{"type":"text","content":"\n \n \n RNS Number : 3972L\n SIG PLC\n 30 April 2020\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 30 April 2020\n \n \n \n \n \n SIG plc\n \n \n (Incorporated in England and Wales)\n \n \n Company Number: \n \n 00998314\n \n \n \n LSE Share Code: SHI\n \n \n ISIN: GB0008025412\n \n \n LEI: 213800VDC1BKJEZ8PV53\n \n \n \n \n \n SIG PLC\n \n \n \n \n \n Operational and financial update and 2019 Full Year Results announcement date\n \n \n \n \n SIG plc (\"SIG\", the \"Group\" or \"Company\"), a leading supplier of specialist building materials to trade customers across Europe, with strong positions in its core markets as a specialist distributor of insulation and interior products and a merchant of roofing and exteriors products, provides the following update.\n \n \n \n \n Re-opening of UK trading sites\n \n \n \n \n On 30 March 2020 the Group announced the temporary closure of the majority of its UK operations. This included all locations across our Distribution and Roofing businesses, except for six sites in Edinburgh, Manchester, Birmingham, Bristol, Rayleigh and London. From these sites we were able to serve critical and emergency projects for the NHS, and across the energy and food sectors in the UK.\n \n Throughout this time, the Group remained committed to preserving the safety of its employees, customers and suppliers. Where operations continued, Government guidelines were strictly observed to ensure adherence to social distancing, cleaning and hygiene standards.\n \n In the last week, as demand started to increase across the industry, the Group has commenced re-opening selected sites across its Distribution and Roofing businesses to provide greater support to our customers and offer increased access to our products and services. 15 sites are now open across our Distribution business and 20 sites are open across our Roofing business. The Group is currently planning for the majority of its sites to be open by mid-May.\n \n In preparation for the lifting of UK Government restrictions, we are regularly reviewing operations and considering the measures we will require to ensure the safe return of our employees and a return to fully operational businesses across the UK.\n \n Europe update\n \n In France, all our sites are open and trading has gradually...