WYG Plc Trading Update (6097T)
March 31 2016 - 2:00AM
UK Regulatory
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RNS Number : 6097T
WYG Plc
31 March 2016
31 March 2016
WYG plc
("WYG" or "Company")
Trading Update
WYG plc, the global programme, project management and technical
consultancy, announces a trading update for the year ending 31
March 2016.
The Board is pleased to announce that the Group has performed
well during the second half of its financial year and accordingly
it anticipates announcing full year results in line with market
expectations for the year as a whole.
Our UK business continues to deliver a strong trading
performance and, importantly for the year ahead, has enjoyed
considerable success winning new work from major public and private
sector clients. The acquisitions during the year of FMW
Consultancy, North Associates and Signet Planning have reinforced
our position as one of the top planning consultancies in the UK and
are all performing in line with our expectations.
The performance of our International operations continues to
underscore the major opportunities available within our areas of
operation and expertise. In our MENA Region the order book is now
almost EUR30m, nearly three times what it was at the corresponding
time last year. Whilst in our Europe, Africa and Asia Region the
recent announcement of a EUR5.8m project to support the Polish
Government's initiative to help the unemployed confirms our view
that opportunities within the wider EU market are accelerating. We
are also experiencing high levels of success on tenders in Africa,
mostly in support of EU-funded programmes and our UK government
clients.
With all regions showing order book growth, we anticipate that
WYG's total order book at the year end will be in excess of
GBP140m, an all time high for the Group and a 33% increase since
the start of the financial year.
This record level of orders provides excellent forward
visibility and, having completed our budget process for the
financial year ending 31 March 2017, the Board is confident that
the Group can deliver the further significant growth forecast for
that period.
The Group will provide a more detailed update on trading within
the final results for the year ending 31 March 2016 which are
expected to be released on 7 June 2016.
Paul Hamer, Chief Executive Officer of WYG, said:
"Our strong organic performance in the UK, augmented by recent
acquisitions, and our successful conversion of a healthy pipeline
of international opportunities leaves us with a record order book
as we enter 2017. This validation of the Group's strong market
positions and capabilities across all three of our regions further
underpins our expectations of significant growth and our confidence
in market forecasts for 2017."
ENDS
Contacts:
WYG plc Tel: 0113 278
Paul Hamer, Chief Executive Officer 7111
Sean Cummins, Group Finance Director
MHP Communications Tel: 020 3128
John Olsen / Katie Hunt / Ollie Hoare 8100
N+1 Singer Tel: 020 7496
Sandy Fraser / Nick Owen 3000
WH Ireland Limited Tel: 020 7220
Adrian Hadden / Liam Gribben 1666
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