Property consultant increases profit by 28% and announces the impending opening of a European office
Property consultant Drivers Jonas revealed a 28% rise in pre-tax and pre bonus profits to 拢13.7m for its end of year financial results as it prepares to open a new European office.
Turnover shot up 36% to 拢67.4m for the year ending 31 May 2006. Staff bonus pool was 拢6.8m
The company said the results were driven by particularly strong performances from the UK investment, valuation & consulting and mainland European businesses.
Nick Shepherd, managing partner praised the results and also said the consultant hoped to announce the opening of a new European office soon.
Shepherd added: 鈥淲e have now recorded 13 successive years of revenue growth and this year鈥檚 increase in turnover, and pre-tax pre-bonus profit has been excellent. We have also been investing heavily in the business across all disciplines, and we are now seeing the returns.鈥�
