Pre-tax profits at SWS Group up 32%

THE Bandon-based SWS Group has reported good progress across its range of businesses in 2005.

SWS, which was involved in takeover talks with IAWS Co-op last year that came to nothing, operates in the core areas of energy, waste, business process outsourcing and business services.

Announcing the results yesterday group chairman Raymond Collins said: “We continue to make very significant progress against the ambitious targets we set ourselves in our corporate development strategy and have positioned ourselves for strong growth ahead.