We are pleased update our Gender Pay Gap report for DPL Group Ltd. This follows enactment of the Gender Pay Gap Information Act 2021 which mandates reporting for all organisations with over 150 employees. Our gender pay gap results are based on a snapshot of our staff as at Week 24 June 2025. Throughout the Company, we aim to provide a professional, inclusive and supportive environment, where all staff members are valued for the work that they do and who they are. We strive to ensure that women are represented and have equal inclusion in senior level and high visibility positions. We hope that reporting on the Company’s gender pay gap can drive better representation generally across the Company as we aim to build an increasingly diverse workforce.

1. Introduction

This is the Company’s second Gender Pay Gap report. The gender pay gap is the difference in the average hourly wage of men and women across a workforce, with the range of metrics being set out in the Gender Pay Gap Information Act 2021. Organisations with over 150 employees are being asked to report on their Gender Pay Gap for year 2025. The report highlights the difference between male and female employees’ average annualised base pay. A gender pay gap is not the same as unequal pay. Paying an individual less than a colleague for the same job (unequal pay), purely on account of their gender, is prohibited under equality legislation.

This report sets out our gender pay gap results by:

mean gender pay gap in hourly pay

median gender pay gap in hourly pay

proportion of men and women in each pay quartile

Gender Pay Gap Analysis

As per the Gender Pay Gap Information Act 2021, the following metrics have been applied to DPL Group staff as follows:

Snapshot date:                      Week 24              11/06/2025

Reporting period-from:          Week 24              11/06/2024

Reporting period-to:              Week 24              11/06/2025

Headcount on snapshot

Headcount                                        Fulltime          Employees              

Male                                                   125                      69.83%                

Female                                                54                      30.17%

Total                                                   179

Grades                               

                                                             Female                 Male

Management                                         26%                     74%

Sales                                                     11%                     89%

Administration                                       92%                     08%

Production/Transport                            01%                     99%

Gender Gap in Bonuses
                                                           
                                                           Female                 Male
                                                              91%                    91%

 
Gender Pay Gap BIK

                                                           Female                 Male
                                                             00%                     20%


Quartile Analysis for all staff at 11th June 2025 (totalling 179 employees)

Q1- Male: 66% Female: 34%
Q2- Male: 67% Female: 33%
Q3- Male: 78% Female: 22%
Q4- Male: 76% Female: 24%


Reasons for Gender Pay Gap

The report reveals the gap between the average hourly earnings of men and women in our business, which reflects the historical under-representation of women at senior levels across the Builders Merchant Sector, which means there is a higher proportion of men in these senior roles today than women. While the gap appears marked, when we undertook further analysis around pay quartiles it became clear where the real variance exists.
We continue to focus on enhancing the career progression opportunities for women, particularly in leadership roles, to reduce the gender pay gap. Our efforts extend beyond gender to embrace diversity in its entirety, reflecting our belief that a diverse workforce is key to our success.

John Peare
Managing Director DPL Group Ltd