Avon Rubber reported that it had a strong financial year mainly driven by demand for respirators from the Middle East.
“This was primarily driven by the receipt and rapid fulfillment of a late order for respirators from a customer in the Middle East. This, together with strong trading in our North American law enforcement market, leads the Board to anticipate that the adjusted operating profit for the year will be significantly ahead of current market expectations.” The company said in a news release.
As reported in the September 2015 trading update, a number of high value Middle Eastern opportunities remain in the pipeline and we still expect to see the benefit of these orders in 2016.
Andrew Lewis, Interim Chief Executive Officer said, “We have world leading respiratory protection products and, while predicting the timing of orders is often difficult, the ability to meet this customer’s requirement demonstrates our operational flexibility and the dedication of the team to exceed our customers’ expectations.”