22nd Jan 2008 07:00
Wincanton PLC22 January 2008 For Immediate release 22 January 2008 Wincanton plc ("Wincanton") Interim Management Statement The following statement comprises Wincanton's Interim Management Statement forthe period from 1 October 2007 to 21 January 2008 as required by the UK ListingAuthority's Disclosure and Transparency Rules: "In the first half of the current financial year, Wincanton reported anotherperiod of operational and financial progress, building on the Group's trackrecord of combining consistent organic growth with a successful acquisitionprogramme. As expected, the strong momentum of our UK & Ireland business has continued intothe second half and the improved first half performance in Mainland Europe isalso being sustained. The infill acquisition in the UK construction sectorannounced with our interim results in November 2007 has been successfullyintegrated and is contributing well. A further acquisition, Hanbury Davies Ltd,which expands our presence in the fast-growing container logistics sector, wasannounced last week. Our business development teams are now focusing on our targets for 2008/09 andbeyond. We are encouraged by both the sustained momentum of the UK & Irelandbusiness and the early results of our increased investment in marketing andbusiness development initiatives in Mainland Europe. A number of furtherpotential acquisition targets remain under review in both the UK & Ireland andMainland Europe. We continue to anticipate that the results for the full year to 31 March 2008will be in line with our expectations." For further information please contact: Wincanton plc Tel: 01249 710 000Graeme McFaull, Chief ExecutiveGerard Connell, Group Finance Director Buchanan Communications Tel : 020 7466 5000Charles Ryland / Jeremy Garcia This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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