Interserve on course after solid first half

It is a case of steady as she goes at services and construction group Interserve after a solid first half that was ahead of some market expectations.

It is a case of steady as she goes at services and construction group Interserve after a solid first half that was ahead of some market expectations.

Headline profit before tax in the first six months of 2012 rose 8.2% to £35.7m from £33.0m the year before, while reported profit before tax of £32.6m was up 8.3% from £30.1m in the first half of 2011.

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