22 June 2021

Headlam Group plc

('Headlam' or the 'Company')

 Appointment of Non-Executive Director

Headlam (LSE: HEAD), Europe's leading floorcoverings distributor, is pleased to announce the appointment of Stephen Bird to the Board as a Non-Executive Director with effect from 13 September 2021.

Stephen is Group Chief Executive of The Vitec Group plc (LSE: VTC), the international provider of premium branded hardware products and software solutions to the growing content creation market, having held the position since 2009. He is also a Non-Executive Director and Senior Independent Director of Dialight plc (LSE: DIA), the global leader in sustainable LED lighting for industrial applications.

Stephen has extensive executive experience developing successful, customer-led growth strategies to help businesses grow and adapt to changing markets, including leading transformational digitalisation and customer service programmes. Prior to joining The Vitec Group plc, Stephen was Managing Director of Weir Oil & Gas, part of Weir Group plc, and has held senior roles at Danaher Corporation, Black & Decker, Unipart Group, Hepworth plc and Technicolor Group. Stephen has an MA from St. John's College, Cambridge.

Stephen will join the Company's Audit, Nomination and Remuneration Committees from the effective date. There is no further information required to be disclosed pursuant to Listing Rule 9.6.13R.

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Notes for Editors:

Headlam is Europe's leading floorcoverings distributor, providing the channel between suppliers and trade customers of floorcoverings.

Headlam works with suppliers across the globe manufacturing a diverse range of floorcovering products, and provides them with a cost efficient and effective route to market for their products into the highly fragmented customer base. Alongside long-established processing and distribution expertise, suppliers benefit from Headlam's marketing and customer servicing into the most extensive customer base.

To maximise customer reach, Headlam operates 66 businesses across the UK and Continental Europe (France and the Netherlands). Each business operates under its own trade brand and utilises individual sales teams while being supported by the Company's network and centralised resources.

The Company's customer base covers both the residential and commercial sectors, with the principal customer groups being independent retailers and smaller flooring contractors alongside other groups such as larger retailers, housebuilders, specifiers, and local authorities.

Headlam is focused on providing customers with a market-leading service through:

·    the broadest product offering;

·    unrivalled product knowledge and tailored solutions;

·    sales team and marketing support;

·    e-commerce support;

·    'just-in-time' nationwide delivery and collection service; and

·    other support including the provision of credit.

www.headlam.com