Printers Adare profits rise

PRINTING firm and academic book publisher Adare saw profits rise by €4.3 million last year.

According to accounts just filed at the Companies Registration Office (CRO) pre-tax profits for the year ended April 30, 2004 rose to €6.3m from €2m the previous year. At operating level, the company’s profits dropped from €20.8m to €13.5m.

Turnover for the year slipped from €261m to €258m. The company did not say where the fall in sales came from.