Michelmersh Brick Holdings plc provided earnings guidance for the year ended December 31, 2013. For the year, the company expects profit from continuing activities. The positive financial performance of the Group reflects stronger than anticipated turnover in the final quarter of 2013, ahead of the board's expectations at the time of the interim statement in September 2013.

The result before taxation will include the profit on sale of the factory land at Telford, exceptional non-recurring costs relating to closure of the Dunton plant in the year and associated Group restructuring costs.