Costain profit on track as orders hit £2.6bn

Network Rail’s decision to award Costain the contract to build London Bridge station has helped boost the contractor’s order book to £2.6bn.

The firm said it had secured £600m of revenue for 2012 and had over £1.8bn of revenue on its books for 2013 and beyond.

Real-time Share PriceIn a statement to the stock exchange Costain said full year results would be in line with expectations despite continuing challenges in the market.

Of recent acquisitions Costain said the integration of Clerk Maxwell was complete, while Promanex was progressing well.