Royal Bam posts improved half-year results, including an increase in UK profit

Royal Bam Group has said the weaker pound is the only short term impact from Brexit on its business, with its UK divisions Bam Construct and Bam Nuttall reporting no drop in work or orders.

The Holland-based company - which does a third of its business in the UK - reported improved half-year results to June, including an 11-fold jump in pre-tax profit to 鈧�45m (拢39m), up from 鈧�4m (拢3.5m) the previous year.

Commenting on Brexit, its chief executive Rob van Wingerden said: 鈥淪ince the Brexit vote, the only effect on Bam has been the translation of the weaker pound.鈥�

The firm added: 鈥淪ince the vote on 23 June 2016, no orders have been cancelled and Bam has won several new orders. A significant percentage of the revenue for 2017 is secured in projects which are already underway.鈥�

In the UK, the firm posted profit of 鈧�18.2m (拢15.8m), up from 鈧�3.9m (拢3.4m), and unchanged revenue of 鈧�1.1bn (拢950m).

The group鈥檚 overall construction and M&E services businesses posted a 鈧�23.8m (拢20.6m) loss - attributed to poor trading in Germany - while civil engineering and property improved profitability.

Group revenue dipped to 鈧�3.4bn (拢2.95bn), down from 鈧�3.51bn (拢3.04bn).

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