Aukett Swanke Regulatory News (AUK)

6 Oct 2006 07:01

Aukett Fitzroy Robinson Group PLC06 October 2006 For release at 07.00 Friday October 6th 2006 Aukett Fitzroy Robinson Group Plc Trading update Aukett Fitzroy Robinson ("AFR"), the international group of architects anddesigners, with offices in London, Bristol, Southampton, Russia, Germany,Poland, Czech Republic and Slovakia, is pleased to announce that its results forthe year to 30 September 2006 are expected to be at the higher end of managementexpectations. It is also of significant consequence that actions outlined by the CEO in the2005 Annual Report to address underperforming areas of the business and arenewed focus on financial management have reaped rewards. The Group net debt ofthe business has fallen by in excess of £1 million during the six months sincethe interim results at 31 March 2006 and the Company is consequently now tradingwithout recourse to its overdraft facilities. The Group has a strong order book and further announcements in respect to recentcontract gains will be issued shortly. Ends Enquiries +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+|Aukett Fitzroy Robinson | |+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+|Nicholas Thompson - CEO |020 7636 8033 || |www.aukettfitzroyrobinson.com |+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+|Patrick Carter - FD | |+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+| | ||Adventis PR Ltd |020 7034 4760 |+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+|Peter Binns |07768 932 582 ||pbinns@adventis.co.uk | |+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+| | |+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+|Beaumont Cornish Limited | |+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+|Roland Cornish |020 7628 3396 |+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange