Highlights
- Revenue down 3.2% following UK asset management sale in 2011
- Solid UK performance with growing headcount
- Challenging first half in North America and the Middle East
- Strong growth in Asia Pacific, Europe and Energy
- Financial position remains strong, with new funding arrangements in place
- Interim dividend increased by 2.6%
- Overall outlook for the full year unchanged.
Commenting on the results, Uwe Krueger, chief executive officer, said:
"The Group has delivered encouraging results in line with our expectations, with the sector and geographic spread of our business continuing to provide resilience in challenging markets. Implementation of our strategy continues and the outlook for the full year remains unchanged.
We are pleased to be recruiting again and, in particular, are delighted to welcome over 500 graduates to the Group this autumn.
We have been proud to be the official engineering design services provider to the London 2012 Olympic Games. This project leaves an important regeneration legacy in London and is proving to be a valuable reference for both business development and staff recruitment."
