Intertek Group Regulatory News (ITRK)

13 Dec 2006 07:01

Intertek Group PLC13 December 2006 Pre-close Trading Statement Intertek Group plc ("Intertek"), the leading international provider of qualityand safety services to a wide range of industries, today reports on tradingahead of entering the close period for the financial year to 31 December 2006.The preliminary results will be announced on Monday 5 March 2007. The good progress the group made in the first half of the year continued intothe second half. As previously guided, the three main divisions are expected toachieve similar organic revenue growth in the second half as the first half,whereas the Government Services division will see reduced revenue in the secondhalf compared to the first given the termination of the contracts as previouslyannounced. Approximately 80% of Intertek's earnings are in US dollar or currencies linkedto the US dollar, however the current weakness of the US dollar is not expectedto significantly affect the current year results. Wolfhart Hauser, CEO of Intertek, commented: "The group, through its focused approach to customer service and global tradeservices, is benefiting from favourable market conditions and the increasingdemand for quality and safety services. Strong global trade, health andenvironmental regulations and the increasing trend for companies to outsourcetheir non core safety and quality services, are all driving growth." ContactsAston Swift, IntertekTelephone: +44 (0) 20 7396 3400aston.swift@intertek.com Richard Mountain, Financial DynamicsTelephone: +44 (0) 20 7831 3113richard.mountain@fd.com High resolution images of Intertek Group plc businesses are available todownload, free of charge from www.vismedia.co.uk About IntertekIntertek (FTSE:ITRK) is a leading international provider of quality and safetyservices to a wide range of global and local industries. Partnership withIntertek brings increased value to customers' products and processes, ultimatelysupporting their success in the global market place. Intertek has theexperience, expertise, resources and global reach to support its customersthrough their network of 910 laboratories and offices, 17,400 people in 110countries around the world. www.intertek.com This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange