Chief Executive Officer, Melrose Industries plc (parent/operator of GKN Aerospace), Gkn Aerospace Melrose
Search every verified Peter Dilnot interview, podcast appearance, and on-the-record quote — each transcript cross-checked by AI and human review to confirm speaker identity. Peter Dilnot, then chief executive of Shanks Group plc, stated in November 2016 that the company had delivered revenue and profit growth at constant currency in the first half, in line with expectations, and ahead at a reported level. He said the transformational merger with Van Gansewinkel was progressing well, with an expected close early in 2017, and noted that Van Gansewinkel itself was trading well. Regarding divisional performance, Dilnot said Benelux-based divisions were performing strongly, with commercial trading profit up 20% and hazardous waste profit up 38% at constant currency
“we've delivered revenue and profit growth in constant currency in the first half despite some end markets that have been quite challenging our cash management has also been strong delivering net debt lower than expectations within the division commercial is particularly encouraging with our Dutch division generating pr...”
“our primary focus has to be on the delivery of our core strategies to deliver organic growth in profit and revenue terms in our divisions and our real Focus now is execution and operational grip to deliver that that Improvement and in my mind that is the currency and the foundation for anything else that the shanks gro...”
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