{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"PIWORLD Investor Podcasts","title":"Hill & Smith (HILS) Interim results presentation - August 23","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1320,"description":"Hill & Smith Executive Chair, Alan Giddins and Group Chief Financial Officer, Hannah Nichols present interim results for the six months ended 30 June 2023. The group saw a record trading performance with group revenue up 9% and operating profit up 20% on an organic constant currency basis.\nAlan Giddins, Executive Chair00:16 – H1 Highlights\nHannah Nichols, Group Chief Financial Officer02:08 – H1 financial highlights03:28 – Group overview04:38 – Divisional performance11:07 – Cash Generation12:49 – ESG13:37 – Financial framework\nAlan Giddins, Executive Chair14:53 – US Industrial exansion16:21 – M&A update20:08 – Investment case21:04 – Outlook\nHill & Smith PLC is a leading provider of sustainable infrastructure products and services The Group employs c.4,250 people worldwide with the majority employed by its autonomous, agile, customer focussed operating businesses based in the UK, USA, Australia and India. The Group office is in the UK and Hill & Smith PLC is quoted on the London Stock Exchange (LSE: HILS.L).\nThe Group’s operating businesses are organised into three main business divisions:\nGalvanizing Services: increasing the sustainability and maintenance free life of steel products including structural steel work, lighting, bridges and other products for industrial and infrastructure markets.\nEngineered Solutions: supplying engineered steel and composite solutions with low embodied energy for a wide range of infrastructure markets including power generation and distribution, marine, rail and housing. The division also supplies engineered pipe supports for the water, power and liquid natural gas markets and seismic protection solutions.\nRoads & Security: supplying products and services to support road and highway infrastructure including temporary and permanent road safety barriers, intelligent traffic solutions, street lighting columns and bridge parapets. In addition, the division includes two businesses which are market leaders in the provision of off-grid...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/oB5fNE4aIAia_YyTCKvE1PzrZQaD1Fjo_P7m7T9Aw_Y/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9kOTJi/ODBiMzBmOGFhZWJi/MWEzYThkMzAyNmZm/MTdjZi5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}