31/3/2005
The BSS Group PLC ('BSS', the 'Group'), a leading distributor of heating, plumbing and pipeline equipment to the industrial and domestic construction and maintenance markets, is issuing a trading statement today, 31 March 2005. BSS issues trading statements each March and October, two months ahead of its full year and interim announcements.
The Group continues to make good progress. It is anticipated that both sales and trading results for the year ending 31 March 2005 will be slightly ahead of current market expectations.
The major market sectors on which we focus, including government spending on health, education and social housing, remain robust.
The Group will announce its preliminary results for the year ending 31 March 2005 on 23 May 2005.
Enquiries:
The BSS Group PLC 0116 256 7189
Peter Wood, Chief Executive
Kevin Higginson, Finance Director
Hogarth Partnership Limited 0207 357 9477
Rachel Hirst
Andrew Jaques