Brammer sees profits jump

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"2012 will be another economically challenging year but early trading has started well and we are deriving additional benefits from the acquisition of Buck & Hickman," Chairman David Dunn said in a statement.

In September, Brammer said it would buy Buck & Hickman, a leading operator in the fragmented UK tools & general maintenance market, for 27.6 million pounds.

Brammer, a distributor of industrial maintenance, repair and overhaul products, said 2011 pretax profit was £29 million, up from £20.6 million, a year ago.

Revenue rose 22% to £571.5 million. The company plans to increase its final dividend by 27.3% to 8.4 pence.

The supplier of industrial products such as gearboxes, belts, pulleys, and bearings to the construction, metals and auto sectors also said its board chairman Dunn will not stand for re-election at the annual general meeting in May.