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2008 |
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2007 |
2006 |
2005 |
2004 |
 |
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| Ceramics division |
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| Revenue |
£m |
1,264.3 |
|
781.1 |
756.6 |
722.1 |
714.9 |
| Trading profit |
£m |
167.7 |
|
109.4 |
89.5 |
73.1 |
59.6 |
| Return on sales |
% |
13.3 |
|
14.0 |
11.8 |
10.1 |
8.3 |
| Employees: year-end |
No. |
11,418 |
|
8,599 |
8,779 |
8,631 |
8,413 |
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| Electronics division |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Revenue |
£m |
620.3 |
|
558.2 |
554.7 |
489.2 |
473.5 |
| Trading profit |
£m |
51.7 |
|
58.0 |
58.5 |
52.5 |
48.5 |
| Return on sales |
% |
8.3 |
|
10.4 |
10.5 |
10.7 |
10.2 |
| Employees: year-end |
No. |
3,037 |
|
3,082 |
2,894 |
2,932 |
3,057 |
|
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|
|
|
|
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|
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| Precious Metals division |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Net sales value ("NSV") |
£m |
117.6 |
|
105.1 |
110.8 |
108.2 |
128.0 |
| Trading profit |
£m |
4.5 |
|
9.9 |
11.0 |
7.8 |
11.3 |
| Return on NSV |
% |
3.8 |
|
9.4 |
9.9 |
7.2 |
8.8 |
| Employees: year-end |
No. |
1,683 |
|
1,894 |
1,723 |
1,781 |
1,980 |
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