Atkins warns of spending cut impact
The company, which has offices in Leeds, York and Sheffield employing around 600 staff and provides architectural and design services, posted a pre-tax profit before exceptional items of 96.5m compared with 100.2m last year, while revenue fell 6.7 per cent to 1.39bn.
The impact of the government's plans to slash spending remains a concern, echoing comments from equipment hire company Ashtead which posted full-year results today.
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Hide Ad"The uncertainty of the impact of UK public spending cuts continues and we are prepared for a period of tighter government spending," said Atkins in a statement.
Atkins recommended a dividend up 5.8 per cent to 18.25p per share.