Secondary Recommendation

Somero - Maker of levelling machines could benefit from Trump infrastructure boom

January 2017

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Somero (SOM), 220pOver the month we spoke with Jack Cooney, president and CEO of AIM-listed Somero, which manufactures laser guided machines for the construction sector, which automate the process of spreading and levelling volumes of concrete for commercial flooring and large concrete areas, such as car parks and warehousing. Our interest was piqued by President elect Donald Trump’s pledge to spend an additional US$1 trillion on US infrastructure such as roads and bridges as such largesse could easily translate into a major pay day for US construction. But the interesting thing is that Somero already has an impressive track record in its own right with turnover and pretax profit rising for four straight years from US$32.2m a ...

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