All areas of Fuller's business 'performing well'

November 25, 2005: Fuller's turnover rose four per cent to £67.4m in the six months to October 1, the company reported today.

Normalised profits were up five per cent to £8.4m, said chairman Anthony Fuller, who said all areas of the business - recently revealed as the new owner of Hampshire brewer Gale's - had performed well.

He saod: "We look forward to welcoming Gale's 111 high-quality pubs into the Fuller's group and enhancing our ale portfolio with their well-respected brands.

"The next step will be to conduct a strategic review of the business and to commence the process of integration in order to achieve the expected synergies.

"These will clearly be areas of focus for us over the next few months and we will report in more detail on the longer term prospects and exciting opportunities for the combined business once the review has been completed.

"The acquisition of Gales will give us benefits of scale that will help us continue to deliver improved value to our shareholders."