Financial highlights for the year ended 30 June 2008

• Revenue up 15% to £197.7m (June 2007: £171.5m)
• Profit before tax up 20% to £14.7m (June 2007: £12.2m)
• Order book £99m (June 2007: £92m)
• Net debt reduced to £0.3m (June 2007: £7.2m)
• Basic earnings per share of 24.2p (June 2007: 29.6p, or 19.3p excluding the £5.2m of retrospective R&D tax credits)
• Full year dividend increased by 6% to 10.6p (June 2007: 10.0p)
• Improved performance driven by the right mix of people, products, services and geographic coverage gives confidence for the future