In Brief: Henry Boot; Communisis

Developer Henry Boot remains in bullish mood after a summer of “good” trading.

The South Yorkshire-based company said in an interim management statement for July 1 to November 12 that the marketplaces it operates in are “buoyant” which mean that it will “meet the board’s expectations” for the full year.

The developer successfully obtained planning approvals for 375 residential plots and 37 acres of land for employment use and it has six applications at the appeal stage.

The report states: “After several years when developing investment property for an acceptable risk weighted return was very difficult, markets have begun to improve.”

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Marketing firm Communisis witnessed “signicicant” revenue growth in the third quarter.

In its interim results for the three months to the end of September, the Leeds-based printing and personalised customer communication services group said that this growth has been driven by new contracts with Lloyds Banking Group.

In addition, its “design” division has made “recent acquisitions”.

The statement added: “There is a strong sales pipeline across the business and the board’s view of the group’s overall results for the full year is unchanged – this outcome would represent a fifth consecutive year of sustained improvement.”