The forward order book as at 31 December 2012 was £230m, compared to £190m a year before, with more than 55% of the required orders for 2013 secured.
The company also remains totally debt free and the net cash position has improved to £5.4m, up from £600,000 a year ago.
New contract wins include:
- 1,500 residential units across Scotland.
- 240 Blackfriars, residential block, London.
- Ashcombe Primary School, Weston-super-Mare.
- Brindley Place, commercial offices, Birmingham.
- Hermitage Court, commercial offices, Maidstone.
- Premier Inn, Falmouth.
- The Shard fit-oOut Works, London.
- University of East Anglia, Building 57, Norwich.
- Waitrose Stores at Buckhurst Hill, Cirencester, Clapham and Stirling.
- Woodlands School, Basildon.
- York Hospital maternity unit, York.
In a trading update ahead of the announcement of its preliminary results for 2012, the board said: “We expect market conditions to remain tough during 2013, but we maintain strict criteria when assessing which projects to bid for and ensure that our tender prices reflect the true cost of completion.”
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