Engineering support services group Redhall said it expects profit for the year ended 30 September to be marginally below current market expectations.The group also confirmed that it has appointed Simon Foster group chief executive and John O'Kane finance director, starting 1 November. Tony Price resigned as chief operating officer and as a board director and effectively left the group on 30 September 2009. Profit for the year was hit by a reduction in expected volumes in the nuclear and chemical areas, Redhall explained. Within the Energy division, oil and gas activities performed strongly with margin improvements. Meanwhile Nuclear revenues continued to be held back in the short term by delays in spending by the NDA.Looking ahead chairman David Jackson said, "Despite the current wider economic challenges, I expect growth in 2010 albeit more constrained in the short term. The nature and breadth of our activities and the group's balance sheet strength and cash position give me confidence that we will continue to grow."