Low & Bonar plc provided sales guidance for the first half of fiscal year 2014. For the period, the company sales on a constant-currency basis expected to be some 10% ahead of the same period last year. As anticipated, Civil Engineering and Building Products sales were significantly ahead of a weak prior-year comparative.

Industrial and Leisure sector sales also grew strongly. Overall demand was more muted in Flooring and Automotive markets despite good progress in the APAC region. The Group's results will be more second half biased than in previous years, reflecting the acquisition of Texiplast.

Trading momentum is good entering this traditionally stronger period and remain confident that the Group will deliver another year of significant financial progress, notwithstanding foreign exchange rate headwinds.