Epwin Group says its early 2017 trading in line with expectations

Epwin Group said trading for the first four months of the year has been in line with expectations, prompting a minor rise in its share price.

The vertically integrated manufacturer of low-maintenance building products said it continued to make progress with its strategy, and was focused on operational improvement, broadening product portfolio, selective acquisitions, cross selling and growing market share in key sectors.

"Trading for the first four months of the year has been in line with expectations," the company said in an AGM statement.

"As highlighted in the final results announcement for the year ended 31 December 2016, input costs increased as a result of the weakening of sterling since June 2016 following the vote to leave the European Union and the Group is continuing its efforts to mitigate the increase in these costs."

At about 12:05 BST, shares in AIM-traded Epwin were down 0.42% to 118.25p each.