Primary Recommendation

Rok - Â£1.1bn framework agreements underpin growth potential

August 2006

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Critics might argue that Rok, whose overriding obsession is to become the "nation’s local builder", has eyes which are bigger than its stomach, given that its market value is still only £154m. However, this ambitious company has always delivered on its promises and through its three complementary activities of construction, property development and building maintenance, it has seen turnover balloon from £125m to £556m over the past four years, while pretax profit has risen from £3.8m to £16.1m. Following a recent meeting with chief executive Garvis Snook and finance director Ashley Martin, our overall impression was that this is a management team with the energy and ambition to turn Rok into ...

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