Trading Statement
June 18 2001 - 3:30AM
UK Regulatory
RNS Number:3761F
Wensum Company PLC
18 June 2001
THE WENSUM COMPANY PLC
Trading Statement
The Chairman's Statement on 26 April 2001, accompanying the
preliminary results for the year ended 27 January 2001,
stated that the board anticipated continued pressure on
turnover and margins for the current financial year in both
Wensum Clothing and Wensum Corporate, particularly in the
first half of the year, which had started slowly.
With four months of the first half completed trading
continues to be difficult with the company's trading
performance well below the level of this time last year.
Wensum Clothing
Production has been at reduced levels mainly due to the loss
of a contract, as a result of a complete market re-
positioning by an important customer. This contract is
gradually being replaced and production levels are now
starting to rise accordingly.
Significant progress continues to be made in the development
of personal tailoring and the board has committed to #250,000
of capital expenditure on new equipment to enhance capacity
in this important value added growth area. However, this is
not expected to be fully operational until November 2001.
Wensum Corporate
This division has also, in recent weeks, experienced a
substantial reduction in an important contract. As reported
in the Chairman's April 2001 Statement, we continue to work
towards an exciting new launch in the retail services area,
with some benefits expected in this year's results.
Outlook
The board anticipates that the first half will remain
difficult and that whilst action has been taken to provide a
solid base for future growth the results for the year to 26
January 2002 are expected to be substantially below the
current market expectations.
The company's cash position remains strong with net cash
increasing by almost #500,000 since the year end to a present
level of just over #2 million.
Andrew Hughes
Chairman
18 June 2001
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