Firm’s Irish profits jump

Pre-tax profits at the main Irish arm of medical technology firm Becton Dickinson increased by 18% to €63.9m, last year, as revenues rose by 7% to nearly €1.15bn.

The Irish division of the New Jersey-headquartered medical technology giant contributes nearly 19% to group revenues.

Newly-filed accounts for Becton’s Irish division — Benex Ltd — state that its 2012 financial year, which ran up to the end of last September, was “another challenging year for the company,” but one which saw “some improvements” on 2011.