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  "id": 648119,
  "title": "H+H Q2 2026 slides: Poland drives rebound as UK outlook softens",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/h-h-q2-2026-slides-poland-drives-rebound-as-uk-outlook-softens",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-08-12T08:48:14.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Investing.com",
    "slug": "investing-com",
    "url": "https://www.investing.com/news/company-news/hh-q2-2026-slides-poland-drives-rebound-as-uk-outlook-softens-93CH-4853977"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "H+H International A/S reported its first-half 2026 financial results on August 12, 2026, revealing a Q2 recovery that partially offset the weather-disrupted beginning of the year. The Danish building materials manufacturer demonstrated a 6% organic growth in Q2 2026, a notable improvement from flat performance in the previous year, though overall the first half remained challenging with a 5% dip in organic growth. The company's EBIT margin rose to 6% in Q2, up from 3% in Q2 2025, as operations normalized following severe winter weather that management attributed to a DKK 70 million cost. Free cash flow hit DKK 117 million in the first half, bolstered by working capital improvements and asset sales, reducing financial gearing from 4.1x to 3.4x by the end of Q1 2026. Poland drove the rebound with strong volume growth, while the UK market faced ongoing affordability pressures, and Central Western Europe showed early signs of recovery.",
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        "title": "H+H Q2 2026 slides: rebound delivers 6% growth, Poland leads",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/h-h-q2-2026-slides-rebound-delivers-6-growth-poland-leads",
        "published": "2026-08-12T08:51:08.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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