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15/08/2023 07:00

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RNS Number : 2553J  Castings PLC  15 August 2023

Castings plc

Interim Management Statement and AGM

 

Castings PLC announces a trading update ahead of the AGM being held today at
3.30pm at The Fairlawns Hotel and Spa, 178 Little Aston Road, Walsall, WS9
0NU.

 

We previously reported in June that demand from our commercial vehicle
customers (75% of group revenue) was strong; it is pleasing to note that these
higher levels have been maintained in the year to date. With such elevated
demand and an element of order backlogs, the OEMs have been restricting the
number of new orders being accepted.

 

The forward demand schedules are beginning to suggest that these order
backlogs are reducing and therefore schedules are starting to reflect the
underlying demand in the market.

 

Following a period of significant inflation during the previous financial
year, input prices appear to have stabilised in the current year.

 

We continue to invest in automation technologies to improve our productivity
and profitability as well as giving consideration to capacity investment.

 

 

A N Jones, Chairman

Castings plc, Lichfield Road, Brownhills, West Midlands, WS8 6JZ

15 August 2023

 

 

 

 

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