26 September 2017 – trading update

The group has issued a trading update covering the first half of the financial year to 30 September and this has shown that trading in the first half has been ahead of the same period last year.  The company has confirmed that it will pay a maintained dividend of 1.7p per share although the results will not be announced until 5 December.  The company continues to make good if steady progress and the shares remain a BUY FOR INCOME.