Since announcing the interim results in August, trading in the group's core London business and its regional subsidiaries has been strong. The current order book has grown with £50 million of new project wins since August.

T. Clarke has also been awarded preferred bidder status on several new important projects. The work flow for 2008 is solid and over £150 million of the group's current order book is scheduled for completion during 2008.

All the operating businesses are reporting that trading conditions in their markets are buoyant and that the performance they are delivering is at an encouraging margin.

The board also announced the appointment of former Waterman managing director Bob Campbell as a non-Executive Director, with effect from 1 January 2008.