At the company's annual general meeting, due to be held later today, chairman Vaughan McLeod will say that overall trading has met expectations.

Building products firm Ennstone traded in line with expectations over the first quarter, shareholders will be told today.

At the company's annual general meeting, due to be held later today, chairman Vaughan McLeod will say that overall trading was in line with expectations. He will also announce that the group's English aggregates business has obtained a number of key planning permissions.

The firm is also reporting continued progress from its US business and solid performance from its Polish operations.