A Carlisle-headquartered agricultural and engineering group, which was founded in 1831, is eyeing future growth after reporting its results for the first half of its current financial year.
Carr's Group has posted a statutory revenue of £201.4m for the six months to February 27, 2021, up from the £200m it achieved during the same period in 2020.
The listed company's operating profit dipped from £11.2m to £10.7m while its pre-tax profit went from £10.5m to £10.2m.
In a statement issued to the London Stock Exchange, the group said it had a "resilient business model despite Covid-19 and Brexit uncertainty"
Chief executive Hugh Pelham said: "Despite a challenging operational environment with significant headwinds experienced in engineering we have delivered an improved performance compared to the same period last year.
"Our speciality agriculture and agricultural supplies divisions have performed particularly strongly.
"The outlook for engineering is for an improved performance in the second half of the financial year.
"I have been fortunate to inherit some sound foundations from my predecessor, Tim Davies.
"Carr's Group owns a portfolio of good businesses with strong market positions.
"Our people have responded brilliantly to the challenge of working in a Covid-19 environment.
"I would like to thank them for their commitment and dedication in keeping all our stores, fuel depots and manufacturing operations running in such difficult times.
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"An initial operating review has been conducted and the group is now structured in three divisions: speciality agriculture, agricultural supplies and engineering to create greater operational efficiencies, market focus and provide greater transparency for investors.
"The results of our speciality agriculture division demonstrate the quality of our products in the feed block, minerals and animal health markets.
"Actions have been taken to strengthen reporting and governance systems within the business as part of a process to identify opportunities for improvement.
"Considerable opportunity exists to optimise the current portfolio through a process of standardisation, simplification and seeking synergies between similar businesses.
"Growth can be achieved through a mixture of geographic expansion, selling all our service lines to our customer base, and acquisition and potential industry consolidation.
"I am confident that the group will continue to deliver a resilient and improving set of results over time."
