Halma announces record results

Global safety, health and sensor technology group,Halma has announced record results with profits up 9% to £86m and revenue rising by 1% to £459m. The UKbased group - which includes companies such as Air Products & Controls, Apollo, Fire Fighting Enterprises, Klaxon and Texecom - has posted strong financials to raise shareholder dividends by 7%, the thirty-first consecutive year of increases greater than 5%. The company plans to augment its organic growth efforts through acquisition of complementary technology companies, as it has done for many years.

Halma's subsidiaries operate in three main market sectors: Health and Analysis, Infrastructure Sensors, and Industrial Safety, creating shareholder value with consistent organic growth and sound acquisitions.