Net turnover up 16%. Net income 2007 increased to ? 36.1. Earnings
per share ? 1.59 (2006: ? 1.16). Proposed dividend ? 0.70 per share
(2006: ? 0.50).


+---------------------------------------------------------+
| Brunel International |       |   |       |   |          |
|----------------------+-------+---+-------+---+----------|
| X ? 1 million        | 2007  |   | 2006  |   | Change % |
|----------------------+-------+---+-------+---+----------|
|                      |       |   |       |   |          |
|----------------------+-------+---+-------+---+----------|
| Turnover             | 579.9 |   | 499.1 |   |   16%    |
|----------------------+-------+---+-------+---+----------|
| Gross Profit         | 136.3 |   | 115.3 |   |   18%    |
|----------------------+-------+---+-------+---+----------|
| Gross margin         | 23.5% |   | 23.1% |   |          |
|----------------------+-------+---+-------+---+----------|
| Ebit                 | 51.2  |   | 35.3  |   |   45%    |
|----------------------+-------+---+-------+---+----------|
| Ebit %               | 8.8%  |   | 7.1%  |   |          |
|----------------------+-------+---+-------+---+----------|
| Net income           | 36.1  |   | 26.3  |   |   38%    |
+---------------------------------------------------------+
















Highlights 2007:

  * Turnover of Brunel International increased by 16% to ? 580
    million
  * Gross profit up by 18% to ? 136 million
  * EBIT increased from ? 35.3 million to ? 51.2 million, +45%
  * Net income increased by 38%.
  * Brunel Netherlands: turnover up 18%
  * Brunel Germany: turnover up 24%
  * Brunel Energy: turnover up 13%


Amsterdam, 29 February 2008 - Over 2007, Brunel International
achieved a turnover of ? 580 million;  up 16% compared to 2006 (? 499
million). The gross profit increased by 18%, from ? 115 million to ?
136 million. Gross margin further climbed to 23.5%. EBIT amounted to
? 51.2 million, being 8.8% of turnover (2006: 7.1%). The company
realised a net income of ? 36.1 million.

Brunel's core activities are project management, personnel secondment
and consultancy. The company performs these activities through the
flexible deployment of highly skilled specialists in the fields of
Engineering, Oil & Gas, Aerospace, Automotive, Rail, ICT, Finance,
Legal and Insurance & Banking. Brunel offers its core activities
globally from its own network of 90 branch offices in 25 countries.
Brunel Netherlands, Brunel Germany and Brunel Energy are the
company's largest business regions. In 2007 these divisions accounted
for 24%, 22% and 50%, respectively, of the global net turnover.

All main business regions contributed significantly to the strong
growth in turnover. In 2007 market share increased by each of these
three divisions. A sound account management organization, a highly
attractive proposition to job seekers and a global market approach
are important foundations for the growth shown in 2007.

Brunel International held on to a strong balance sheet. Solvency at
year-end  2007 was 69 %. The capitalised goodwill ? 4 million,
representing less than 3% of the shareholders equity. Accounts
receivable amount to ? 111.7 million at 2007 year end (2006: ? 105.4
million). Brunel's cash position as at December 31st is ? 39.7
million.

The average workforce of Brunel International increased by 18% from
6,148 in 2006 to an average of 7,248 in 2007.

Jan Arie van Barneveld, CEO  of Brunel International: 'The  excellent
growth and  profitability  achieved  in  2007,  particularly  in  the
Netherlands, Germany, Middle East and Asia, is the result of a  great
effort by  our  very  professional  and  dedicated  management  teams
throughout the whole organization.
Our continuous drive to improve all aspects of our business is key to
our success and  achieving a lead  position in our  market place.  We
will continue our efforts to  further improve our quality of  service
and profitability  which, we  believe, will  protect us  against  any
possible negative  economic  factors that  may  arise. Based  on  the
strong foundation we  have in  all our  operating areas  we can  look
forward again, with confidence, to a very successful 2008.'


Brunel Netherlands
Brunel Netherlands recorded a turnover figure of ? 138.1 million, an
 18% growth compared to 2006 (? 117.5 million). The gross profit
increased by 22% from ? 45.5 million in previous year to ? 55.5
million in 2007. Gross margin % improved by 1.5 percentage point due
to continued improvement of quality resulting in higher productivity.
All business  lines have increased their turnover and gross profits.
The leverage further improved. Brunel Netherlands recorded an EBIT of
? 27.6 million or 20.0% of net turnover (2006: ? 16.8 million or
14.3%).

The Dutch market for temporary specialist staffing continues to grow.
At this point there are still no signs that the demand for hired
flexible labor will decrease, at the same time we foresee an
increasing shortage in highly skilled professionals in the market.
Brunel sees these developments as an opportunity, not a threat.

Brunel Germany
In 2007 Brunel Germany achieved a turnover of ? 129.3 million and a
gross profit of ? 41.8 million, representing increases of 24% and 22%
respectively compared to 2006. The performance of the Competence
Centres was disappointing, reorganization of these business
activities directly resulted in an improvement of EBIT from 6.9% in
the first half year to 11% in the second half of 2007. EBIT increased
by 15% or ? 1.5 million to ? 11.5 million in 2007. The overall 2007
EBIT margin is 8.9%, this percentage is expected to improve.

The German market for technical project management and engineering
secondment is growing and we expect this to continue well into 2008.
Brunel Germany has with its Competence Centres a unique strategy for
attracting top class technicians and rendering engineering services
in the fields of aerospace, automotive, rail, electronics,
information technology and communications. Brunel Germany is able to
maintain the high level of professionalism with its depth of
knowledge in several niche markets which sets us apart from our
competitors.


Brunel Energy
Brunel Energy increased its net turnover by 13% to ? 287.3 million
(2006: ? 255.3 million). The gross profit was up 9%, from ? 28.8
million to ? 31.4 million. The 2007 gross margin was 10.9%. A single
large but low yielding contract predominantly caused a low gross
margin compared to the previous year. Overhead costs increased by 5%
to ? 19.7 million (2006: ? 18.7 million). One-off costs of a
reorganizational nature are included in the 2007 amount.

In its market segment Brunel Energy is the leading supplier for
technical expertise and capacity. Worldwide demand for energy
continued during 2007. The division had commercial successes with new
and existing clients, leading to the higher turnover. Due to the
nature of the business i.e. projects executed for our customers,
revenues as well as gross margins are more volatile than in the other
Brunel divisions. In the longer term profit margins will average
between 11% to 12%. For 2008 the EBIT margin is expected to be
between 5% and 6%.


Other regions
Other regions contributed to the global results in 2007. Brunel
Belgium and Brunel Canada booked a combined turnover of ? 25.1
million and a gross profit of ? 7.6 million resulting in an EBIT of ?
1.8 million (2006: ? 0.7 million).

Outlook for 2008
In the current circumstances the Brunel International Board of
Directors expects turnover figures in all main regions to grow. The
operating profit percentages of both Brunel Germany and Brunel Energy
will improve.  We expect a significant growth of revenue and
profitability in 2008.




For further information:
Jan Arie van Barneveld                      CEO Brunel
International                                      tel.: +31(0)20 312
50 00



The 2007 financial statements of Brunel International NV have not
been compiled yet. The 2007 annual results of Brunel International NV
are not audited yet.

Certain statements in this document concern prognoses about the
future financial condition and the results of operations of Brunel
International NV as well as plans and objectives. Obviously, such
prognoses involve risks and a degree of uncertainty since they
concern future events and depend on circumstances that will apply
then. Many factors may contribute to the actual results and
developments differing from the prognoses made in this document.
These factors include general economic conditions, a shortage on the
job market, changes in the demand for (flexible) personnel, changes
in employment legislation, future currency and interest fluctuations,
future takeovers, acquisitions and disposals and the rate of
technological developments. These prognoses therefore apply only on
the date on which the document was compiled.

Brunel International N.V. is an international service provider
specialized in the flexible deployment of knowledge and capacity in
the fields of Engineering, Oil & Gas, Aerospace, Automotive, Rail,
ICT, Finance, Legal and Insurance & Banking. Services are provided in
the form of Project Management, Secondment and Consultancy.
Incorporated in 1975, Brunel has since become a global company with
some 7000 employees and an annual turnover of ? 600 million. The
company is listed at Euronext Amsterdam N.V.


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