PRECISION engineering products manufacturer and distributor 600 Group has reported a 20% rise in orders reflecting signs of recovery within its machine tools and laser markets.

The Leeds-based group, which has operations across the globe, said today that while conditions in certain markets had remained difficult during the period September 27, 2009 to January 25, 2010 trading performance was improving.

Sales have been particularly strong in the US.

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