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Kentz - Portfolio constituent sees strong order book growth

July 2008

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At its AGM, Kentz, the engineering contractor focused on the oil & gas and petrochemical sectors, announced that its strong trading performance has continued with its order backlog increasing almost 39% to US$827m in the first four months. This was helped by an earlier contract win worth US$208m for the design and delivery of the main electrical systems of a research centre in Doha. Kentz also noted that it has a very strong pipeline of additional prospects, which it expects to convert into contracts later in the year. The shares have performed well since being added to our Trader Portfolio at 132p, with the gain reaching 40%. But as it operates in just about the hottest space right now we see more fireworks to come. ...

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