Styles predicts brighter future

SHOPFITTER Styles & Wood has said that conditions in the first four months of the year had improved on 12 months ago, although it added that the market remained “challenging”.

It said that demand in the retail banking and commercial office sectors had picked up, and as a result it expects revenues for the six months to June 30 to be an improvement on 2010.

In a statement to the stock exchange this morning, the Altrincham-based company said its order book had grown by around 10% and that it was currently underway with a couple of major refits for Selfridges and Harrods.

“Performance in our banking sector remains very good with several commendations received from major customers,” the company said. “In line with our strategy we continue to focus on profitable projects rather than market share.