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Http://www.londonstockexchange.com/exchange/news/market-news/market-news-detail/ACL/13445477.html Changing the name tomorrow to reflect the transformed nature of the group to own design and manufacturing in high growth sectors. Very, very confident outlook: "Nick Jefferies, Group Chief Executive, commented: "This is a strong set of results. Sales increased by 21%, of which 9% was widespread organic growth across the Group, and underlying earnings per share increased by 24%. The second half has started well and we are on track to deliver full year performance in line with our expectations, supported by a record order book of �111m. Together with an increase in new project design wins of over 30%, with an estimated lifetime sales value of over �90m, we are well positioned for continued growth. Since 2011, we have been building a Design and Manufacturing business that would transform the Group into a higher margin business. D&M now accounts for 78% of Group underlying profit contribution.... ....We have many growth opportunities ahead of us as we drive towards our stated targets, and our ambition remains to repeat the performance of the last five years by doubling revenue and underlying earnings per share through a combination of organic growth and value-enhancing acquisitions." The highlights section says it all: "Highlights � Strong growth in sales, orders, profitability and earnings o Sales up 21% (+15% CER(2)) on orders up 22% (+15% CER) o Underlying operating profit up 34% (+23% CER) o Underlying earnings per share up 24% o Interim dividend increased by 8% � Wide spread organic growth across both divisions o Group organic sales(3) up 9%; orders up 10% in both divisions o D&M(4) organic sales up 11% - now 57% of Group sales (H1 2016/17: 52%) o Custom Supply (previously known as Custom Distribution)(4) organic sales up 7% � Good progress on key strategic and performance targets o Underlying operating margin increased to 6.2% (H1 2016/17: 5.6 %) o Cross selling of �4.2m, more than doubled from last year (H1 2016/17: �1.9m) o ROCE(5) of 14.5%, up 2.8ppts on last year (H1 2016/17: 11.7%) o Operating cash flow(6) at 95% of underlying operating profit in the last 12 months � Recent acquisition, Variohm, performing well with strong sales and order growth � Group well positioned for further growth o Highest ever period end order book of �111m (+16% CER) o New project design wins increased by 30% to over �90m(7) o Acquisition opportunities developing � FTSE sector reclassification from Support Services to Electronics and Electrical Equipment effective 18 September 2017 reflecting the scale of our D&M business"