Marshalls wary over CSR impact

9th Nov 2010 13:15

Paving specialist Marshalls' headline revenue for the ten months to October rose to £290m from £277m. Group like-for-like sales were 5% ahead of the prior year with sales to the public sector and commercial end market up 7% and sales to the domestic, garden market up 3%. The short term outlook for the remainder of this year shows good order books and a positive order flow as our marketing and sales initiatives deliver encouraging results. "Our public sector and commercial lead indicator shows a mildly positive outlook for future hard landscaping demand. There remains an uncertainty over the impact of the recent Comprehensive Spending Review and how this will affect consumer and business confidence," Marshalls added.