Revenues up at confident Safestyle as it looks to outperform market

THE boss of Safestyle UK today said he is confident the business can continue to outperform the market in 2015.

In a trading update for the year ended December 31 2014, the Bradford-headquartered window and door manufacturer reported revenue up 9% to approximately £136m (2013: £124.8m). The group said pre-tax profit has shown good progress and is anticipated to be in line with consensus market expectations, and it has seen an increase in market share to 8.48% (2013: 7.85%).

Steve Birmingham, CEO of Safestyle UK, said: “Trading in our first full financial year as a quoted company has been strong.

“The results for the year, with growth in revenue, profit and market share, has largely been driven by our marketing strategy where we have successfully developed a more sophisticated multi-channel approach to connect with our current and potential customers, reflecting changing buying habits.

“We continue to focus on the South of England as a key driver of growth. Looking forward we are confident that we can continue to outperform the market in 2015.”