Sales growth hands success on a plate to pottery maker Portmeirion

INCREASED sales in the UK and Far East have helped Stoke-on-Trent pottery maker Portmeirion Group improve its full year performance.

The manufacturer said the strong domestic performance as well as those in new markets had helped to offset a decline in sales in its largest market, the United States.

For the year of December 31, 2012, the group saw revenue rise 3.6% to £55.6m (2011: 53.6m), with pre-tax profit up 6.6% to £6.8m (2011: £6.3m). Basic earnings per share rose 10.2% to 48.43p (2011: 43.94p), with ... You can carry on reading TheBusinessDesk.com for free, but you have reached the maximum number of pages an unregistered user can view. To register for an account, click here or login below...