| 125.9 | | Net cash from operating activities | 7 | 73.0 | 52.8 |
| | Investing activities | | | |
| (64.7) | | Purchases of property, plant and equipment | | (28.2) | (28.5) |
| 7.6 | | Proceeds on disposal of property, plant and equipment and intangible assets | 1.7 | 0.7 |
| (6.0) | | Purchases of intangible fixed assets | | (3.2) | (3.2) |
| (23.7) | | Acquisition of businesses | | (5.2) | – |
| 0.3 | | Disposal of sundry investments | | – | – |
| 1.9 | | Disposal of businesses | | – | – |
| (84.6) | | Net cash used in investing activities | | (34.9) | (31.0) |
| | Financing activities | | | |
| – | | Interest received | | – | 0.1 |
| (2.3) | | Interest paid | | (1.2) | (1.0) |
| (48.1) | | Dividends paid | | (20.5) | (38.6) |
| (2.3) | | Repayments of bank loans | | (5.0) | – |
| (0.1) | | Payments of obligations under finance leases | | – | (0.1) |
| 5.0 | | New bank loans raised | | – | 7.3 |
| (47.8) | | Net cash used in financing activities | | (26.7) | (32.3) |
| (6.5) | | Net increase/(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents | | 11.4 | (10.5) |
| 12.4 | | Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period | | 6.2 | 12.4 |
| 0.3 | | Effect of foreign exchange rate changes | | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| 6.2 | | Cash and cash equivalents at end of period | 7 | 17.7 | 2.0 |