Pre-Close Trading Update

 

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RNS Number : 1240M 
Northbridge Industrial Services PLC 
23 January 2009 
 

 
 
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  23 January 2009 
 
Northbridge Industrial Services Plc. 
("the Group" or "Northbridge") 
 
 
 
 
PRE-CLOSE TRADING UPDATE 
 
Northbridge Industrial Services plc, the industrial services and rental company 
today issues the following trading statement in advance of its preliminary 
results for the year ended 31 December 2008, which are scheduled for release in 
the week commencing 23 March 2009. 
 
Following the trading update given at the time of our interim results last 
September, the Group has continued to trade very strongly in all its markets for 
the whole of the second half of the year. The trading results for 2008 are 
likely to be ahead of market expectations. 
 
 
We start 2009 with a much larger hire fleet following the investment in recent 
years, together with lower net gearing and substantial cash balances. Therefore 
we are well placed to take advantage of any opportunities that may arise during 
the current economic turmoil and with our geographic and industry spread, we are 
also well placed for any future upturn. 
 
 
So far this year we have been encouraged by the level of enquiries for both 
sales and hire and although the outlook for the world economy looks uncertain, 
we are confident that we will be able to continue the future development of the 
Group in the coming years. 
 
 
 
For more information please contact: 
 
Northbridge Industrial Services plc                       01283 531 645 
Eric Hook, CEO 
 
Charles Stanley Securities (Nominated Adviser) 020 7149 6000 
Mark Taylor / Freddy Crossley 
 
Buchanan Communications                             020 7466 5000 
Charles Ryland / Isabel Podda 
 
This information is provided by RNS 
            The company news service from the London Stock Exchange 
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