record21 Mar 2016 12:48
In my Chairman's statement in the Annual Report published in January, I reported that we had entered the year at a gallop and that this had continued during the first quarter. I am now pleased to confirm that this pace has been maintained in the second quarter and there is no sign, as yet, of it letting up. We obviously need to urge a little caution, as we have been let down by external factors before, but on the basis of current levels of activity the first half looks like being a record for orders, sales and profits, exceeding our internal expectations by a substantial margin.