Country鈥檚 building boom sees Dutch firm鈥檚 numbers tick up
Royal Bam said a strong performance from its UK arm helped the firm improve results for the first quarter of the year.
The firm, which sank to a 鈧�237m (拢205m) pre-tax loss last year, said adjusted profit was up 28% to 鈧�53.3m (拢46m) 鈥� although this was before restructuring costs and pension costs. Revenue was flat at 鈧�1.65bn (拢1.42bn).
The Dutch firm鈥檚 chief executive Ruud Joosten said: 鈥淥ur activities in the United Kingdom performed well. The UK government plans major investments in infrastructure as part of the Build Back Better initiative.鈥�
Bam鈥檚 UK building business has signed several high-profile jobs during the period including a 拢190m scheme to build a new studios complex for Sky in Hertfordshire and a 拢250m deal to build the Co-op Live arena in the shadow of Manchester City鈥檚 Etihad stadium.
Its Bam Nuttall civils arm benefitted from accelerated work in the north and Scotland, Joosten added, as well as increased work from its rail business.
It said its soon to be shut Bam International arm racked up a 鈧�12.9m (拢11m) loss with the closure of the division due to be completed by the end of the year.
Bam said a cost-cutting programme had been completed while the firm said it was still running the rule over its work in Belgium and Germany. 鈥淭he focus remains on further operational improvement and de-risking of the portfolio, in line with our strategy to manage these businesses for value,鈥� Joosten said.
The firm is due to unveil its half year results on 19 August.
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