21st Jul 2005 11:10
Wincanton PLC21 July 2005 For Immediate Release 21 July 2005 Wincanton plc AGM Statement "Wincanton trading ahead of budget" Victor Benjamin, Chairman of Wincanton, will give the following trading updateat the Company's AGM this morning: "Wincanton has made a good start to the current financial year and, at the endof the first quarter, is trading ahead of budget. "Our new business development teams have made encouraging progress towards theirchallenging targets for the year. Since the year-end, new contract gains in theUK include wins with B&Q, Comet, Heinz, Procter & Gamble, Tesco, Tulip andWoolworth. In Continental Europe, we have added new business with Numico inCentral Europe and Goodyear-Dunlop in Slovakia. The first of a number of anticipated disposals of surplus properties has alsobeen completed, raising approximately £5m." For further enquiries please contact: Wincanton plc Paul Bateman, Chief Executive ) Gerard Connell, Group Finance Director ) Tel: 01249 710000 Charles Carr, Group Communications Director ) Buchanan Communications Charles Ryland/Jeremy Garcia Tel: 020 7466 5000 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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