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Interim Management Statement

16th Jan 2012 07:00

RNS Number : 5814V
Superglass Holdings PLC
16 January 2012
 





For immediate release 16 January 2012

 

 

Superglass Holdings PLC

 

("Superglass" or "Group")

 

Interim Management Statement

 

 

Superglass Holdings PLC, the UK's leading independent manufacturer of glass mineral fibre insulation products will hold its Annual General Meeting at 10.00am today at which the following statement will be made by Tim Ross, Chairman of Superglass. This comprises the Group's Interim Management Statement for the period from 1 September 2011 to 16 January 2012.

 

"Trading in the year to date is in line with management expectations. Results in the early part of the financial year were impacted by the uncertainty surrounding the Group's financial position but, following the successful completion of the recapitalisation on 2 December 2011, the Company now has the balance sheet strength to implement its restructuring and strategic development plans.

 

There were encouraging signs of improvement in CERT activity towards the end of the first quarter, and recent, more attractive offers from energy suppliers to stimulate demand are welcome. However, we remain cautious about this market channel and continue to work on broadening our routes to market.

 

In new build construction our sales have grown significantly in the last two years. Activity in this segment slowed in the first quarter and our aspiration for the year is to consolidate historic gains.

 

Input cost pressures continue with energy costs rising significantly during the period. We will have a clearer picture on trends in sales pricing when we report our interim results.

 

Early progress on our investment programme is in line with the project brief, with the planning stages already substantially completed. Completion of the full programme is scheduled for March 2013 and will deliver operating cost savings of up to £3.6m which will start to impact meaningfully in the 2012/13 financial year.

 

Now that the Company's financial position has been secured, and having served as chairman since IPO in 2007, I intend to step aside as soon as a new chairman has been identified. I anticipate that the Board will be in a position to announce my successor in the next few weeks. "

 

 

ENDS

 

For further information, please contact:

 

Superglass Holdings PLC

 

Alex McLeod, Chief Executive Officer

Tony Kirkbright, Chief Finance Officer

 

01786 451 170

 

 

Buchanan Communications

 

Diane Stewart, Tim Anderson, Carrie Clement

 

0207 466 5000 / 0131 226 6150

Brewin Dolphin Limited

 

Sandy Fraser

0131 225 2566

 

 

 

 

 

This information is provided by RNS
The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
 
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