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Revenue increased 11% with adjusted pre-tax profit up 8%. Organic constant currency growth: revenue up 6%, profit up 3%. |
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Organic constant currency revenue growth in all major regions. Strong growth in the US; solid progress in Europe, the UK and Asia Pacific. |
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Double digit revenue and profit growth in Infrastructure Safety, Medical and Environmental & Analysis sectors; resilient demand in Process Safety. |
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Substantial increase in new product development investment with R&D spend up by 19% representing 5.1% of Group revenue. |
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Four acquisitions completed for a spend of £193m; additional M&A resources deployed across all sectors. |
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Strong cash generation and balance sheet supports investment in organic growth and acquisitions. |
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7% increase in total dividend per share: 37th consecutive year of dividend per share increases of 5% or more. |
