Growth was driven by Johnson Tiles, which continues to benefit from last year鈥檚 failure of competitor Pilkington鈥檚 and grew its UK revenues by 25.5% in the 13 weeks to 3 July 2011
Johnson Tiles鈥� exports, which account for some 13% of its total revenues, were down 10.0%, 鈥減rincipally reflecting the strategy of focussing on a smaller number of key markets and improving margins鈥�.
Shower firm Triton saw UK revenues fall 1.8%, with growth in the retail sector more than offset by reduced activity in the trade sector. Export revenues, which represent c.16% of Triton's total revenues, increased substantially despite the fact its biggest export market is Ireland, where demand is currently weak.
鈥淐onditions in our principal markets remain challenging and the timing of any upturn remains uncertain,鈥� the company said. 鈥淚n the UK, government expenditure cuts are impacting our public sector contracts market, and the effects of tax increases and lower consumer confidence are being felt in our retail markets.鈥�
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