Interim Management Statement

RNS Number : 3672W

Headlam Group PLC

18 November 2010

 



18 November 2010

Interim Management Statement

Headlam Group plc ("Headlam"), Europe's leading floorcoverings distributor, announces its Interim Management Statement for the period from 1 January 2010 to date.

Revenues for the ten months to 31 October

	2010 £000	2009 £000	Change
UK	358,102	355,685	+0.7%
Continental Europe	85,177	85,963	-0.9%
Group	443,279	441,468	+0.4%

Total group revenue for the ten month period to 31 October increased by 0.4% with like for like revenue in the UK increasing by 0.9% and reducing by 0.4% for our Continental European businesses.

Whilst markets in the UK continue to be challenging, trading during the year to date, with the exception of January, has been ahead of where we were last year.  Excluding January, like for like revenue increased by 1.5% during the year to date.  For the four month period ended 31 October, like for like revenue increased by 1.7%.

Overall, our businesses on the Continent have produced a satisfactory performance but, during the last four months, trading has weakened slightly due to more difficult market conditions.

Outlook

November trading is in line with the year to date performance and assuming no significant deviation from this trend for the remainder of the year, the board is confident that the group will meet its internal performance targets for 2010.

Enquiries:

Headlam Group plc                                                    

Tony Brewer, Group Chief Executive                             Tel: [phone]

Stephen Wilson, Group Finance Director                        

 

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