De Boer Staal

De Boer Staal worked on a new strategic plan to determine the direction of the Business Unit for the next three to five years. De Boer Staal has shown good performance, partly due to their stocks of steel, where comparatively high prices led to higher turnover and higher margins.

Staco

For Staco, sales in the strategic ‘Create and Inspire’ services, like façade applications, remained stable with positive margin developments. In Poland, the market for standard gratings was dominated by low prices and short delivery times. Next to that, Staco Polska was impacted by its decision to immediately stop the export to Russia after the outbreak of war in Ukraine.

Activities in the Dutch building and construction market remained more or less stable, as did the sales market in Belgium. In Germany, there is severe price competition for all types of gratings. The UK market showed a slight recovery, especially at the end of the year as Staco Gratings UK won some larger orders.

Prestia

Prestia presented her new strategic plan ‘Ensemble 30’ and consolidated its market share in France, adapting its prices to reflect higher zinc and rising energy prices.