UDG Healthcare looks to US for further buys

UDG Healthcare is actively looking at further bolt-on acquisition prospects to boost its contract sales outsourcing business in the US.

The Dublin-headquartered diversified healthcare services group yesterday reported a strong start to its current financial year, via a robust first quarter trading update.

Although performance in the three months to the end of December was boosted by a weak comparison for the same period last year, trading was strong in the group’s two main divisions — the Ashfield Commercial & Medical Services contract sales outsourcing unit and the Sharp Packaging Services contract packaging business.