Low & Bonar plc reported sales for six months ended May 31, 2013. The company reported that sales within the Flooring, Industrial, Transport and Artificial Grass Yarns sectors were comfortably ahead of last year. Demand in its Civil Engineering and Building Products markets has been adversely affected by the particularly harsh weather conditions across Europe, which continued through to the middle of April. As anticipated, sales in these sectors improved as the weather conditions reverted to seasonal norms and this contributed to a strong end to the half year with Group sales per working day being 7% higher than last year during the final six weeks of the period.

Despite the slow start to the year the Group has continued to build organisational capability to support future growth and, as a result, first half profits will be £2 million lower than last year. However, with the Group entering it's traditionally stronger second half of the year with good momentum and exchange rates being more favourable, the company still anticipates full-year profits to be in-line with its expectations.