Shearwater Regulatory News (SWG)

4 Sep 2007 07:02

Scott Wilson Group plc04 September 2007 For Immediate Release 4 September 2007 Scott Wilson Group plc Interim Management Statement Scott Wilson Group plc ("Scott Wilson" or "the Group"), the international consultancy offering integrated professional services in the transportation, property, environment and natural resources sectors, which holds its AGM today at 10.00am, issues the following Interim Management Statement covering the period from the beginning of the financial year, 30 April 2007, to date. Trading since the start of the year has been good with strong demand continuingin all the Group's main sectors. The Board remains confident of achieving Group performance in line with expectations. Our order book has reached a new record level of £265m as a result of major newproject wins including the Central Motorway in Greece (fees of £13m) and theThree Counties Alliance in the UK (fees of £8m). Two acquisitions have been made since the start of the year, DCL ConsultingEngineers Ltd and McLay Collier. Both are integrating well into the Group'sstructure and performing in line with internal forecasts. Current performance continues to exceed our five-year strategic plan 2007-2012and the Board remains positive about the Group's future prospects. Scott Wilson will announce its interim results for the 26 weeks ending 28October 2007 in mid December 2007. For further information please contact: Scott Wilson Group plc www.scottwilson.comGeoff French, Chairman 01256 310 200Stephen Kimmett, Finance Director 01256 310200Lak Siriwardene, Head of Communications 07824 311762 Financial DynamicsCharlie Armitstead 020 7269 7291Richard Mountain 020 7269 7291 Scott Wilson Group plc Scott Wilson Group plc, with over 5,500 members of staff globally, providessustainable, integrated solutions to meet the planning, engineering, managementand environmental needs of clients across the transportation, property,environment and natural resources market sectors. The Group has doubled in size over the past few years and from its UKheadquarters currently controls a worldwide network of offices in some 80locations, of which over 40 are in the UK. The main international centres arelocated in China, Hong Kong, India, SE Asia, the Middle East, Eastern Europe andSouthern Africa. Considerable progress has been made over the past year with a significant numberof high profile contract wins. These include the East London Line, AirdrieBathgate Rail Link, London Crossrail, Three Counties Alliance, Combe Down MineStabilisation, Bahrain Islands Developments, and the Ionian Motorway in Greece. www.scottwilson.com This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange