Bord na Móna today announced record profits for year ended March 2014, with the annual report launched by the company in Dublin.
The annual report highlights excellent performances across the Group, with the Powergen, Feedstock and Resource Recovery businesses underpinning the successful performance of the company and demonstrating the strength of the Group’s balanced business portfolio.
Speaking this afternoon at the launch of the annual report, Gabriel D’Arcy, CEO, Bord na Móna said: “I am very pleased to report these strong results and record profits as we celebrate our 80th year in business.”
Operating Profit at the company more than doubled (+114%) whilst the company reported that Profit After Tax was up 263%.
“These excellent figures are a product of the company’s commitment to sustainable business operations, related diversification and the flexibility of our employees that allowed us to increase profits whilst operating in a challenging business environment. They are particularly encouraging as the Group continues to expand into other more sustainable and non-peat related business areas,”D’Arcy commented.
Also expressing his satisfaction with the strong performance, John Horgan, Chairman, Bord na Móna, said: “In the coming year, Bord na Móna will be pressing ahead with a number of significant projects as part of our investment programme, with Mountlucas and Bruckana coming on-stream and the development of Oweninny Wind Farm (a joint venture with the ESB) also progressing. These significant infrastructural projects, combined with our drive for cost effective operations and continued focus on competitiveness and innovation across the Group, are part of our on-going sustainable business strategy.
“The results released today vindicate the company’s strategy to build a sustainable future for Bord na Móna, its shareholders, employees and the communities in which we operate and serve.”