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Engineering group Atkins’s profits rise 31% to £91.9m

Jun 25 2008 by Tony McDonough, icNorthWest

Engineering consultant Atkins is today reporting a 31% surge in profits.

The company says pre-tax profits for the year to March 31 were £91.9m, which slightly exceeded analysts’ expectations.

Atkins’ work covers a wide range of industries from rail, road and defence to oil and gas. It says turnover was up 11% to £1.31bn.

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