1st Mar 2006 07:00
Driver Group plc01 March 2006 DRIVER GROUP PLC ("Driver Group" or "the Group") AGM STATEMENT Driver Group, which provides specialist commercial and dispute resolutionservices to the construction industry, will be holding its Annual GeneralMeeting today. Chairman, Michael Davis, will make the following comment ontrading, "As I noted in my statement in the Group's Annual Report, Driver's profile hasincreased significantly following its admission to AIM in October 2005 and ourenhanced profile is already providing benefits in attracting additional clientsand experienced consultants. Our new contract agreement in Abu Dhabi, which we announced in January, toprovide commercial and project planning services on one of the largestconstruction projects in the world reinforces our view that there are excellentopportunities for us in the UAE. This major agreement also reflects the highquality reputation we have established in the UK, where our clients include sixout of the 10 largest UK construction companies. In the Group's Annual Report, I also stated that the Directors believe that weare embarking upon an exciting period in the Group's development and I ampleased to confirm that trading in the first four months of the new financialyear is in line with budget." Enquiries: Driver Group plc Steve Driver, Chief Executive Officer T: 01706 244 172 WH Ireland David Youngman T: 0161 832 2174 Biddicks Katie Tzouliadis T: 020 7448 1000 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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