Meanwhile the company said that its orderbook, including framework agreements, stood at ВЈ1.25bn, up from ВЈ1.0bn in the previous year.
Commenting on the results, chief executive Philip Fellowes-Prynne said: "May Gurney's target markets have provien resilient in the current economic environment and we continue to benefit from good level future earnings visibility, with more than 95% of our business in dependable long-term contracts to deliver essential front-line services for our clients in both the public and regulated sectors."
Around 95% of the company's ВЈ470.3m turnover is in long-term public and regulated sector contracts.
