Victoria carpets reports trading "Significantly ahead of market expectations"
A Kidderminster-headquartered carpet manufacturer has reported a strong post-lockdown recovery. Despite widespread government lockdowns, overall revenue performance at Victoria Carpets in the first half of the year was broadly in line with the prior year with revenues of more than £163 million.
Geoff Wilding, Executive Chairman of Victoria PLC, said: "The underlying resilience of Victoria was proven during the challenging conditions of FY21. The strength of the Group's operational management, the skill and flexibility of our workforce, our robust customer loyalty, and the strength of our balance sheet, came together under the most difficult trading conditions in living memory to deliver an outstanding result for its shareholders.
"The strong demand we are currently experiencing for our products is expected to continue due to consumers prioritising spending on their home environment, supported by some of the highest household savings rates on record. As a result, meaningful organic growth is expected to continue into the New Year.
"We were also delighted to be able to recently announce the £163;175 million preferred equity investment by Koch Equity Development, which brings the capital, resources, and deep industrial expertise of one of the largest privately held companies in the United States to back Victoria's next phase of shareholder value creation."
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