Reckitt maintains strong growth rate

Household cleaning goods company Reckitt Benckiser forecast another strong year today as it posted record results driven by products such as Cillit Bang and Vanish.

Reckitt, which last week completed the £1.93bn (€2.8bn) takeover of Strepsils and Nurofen maker Boots Healthcare International (BHI), said sales grew 8% in the final three months of 2005.