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Goodwin Trading update summary
Complete event summary combining all related documents: earnings call transcript, report, and slide presentation.Trading update summary30 Sep, 2026
Refractory division performance
Overseas refractory profits rose 19% year-on-year to £3.1 million for the period.
UK powder operations were impacted by an 11-week planned maintenance and high precious metal prices, reducing demand.
AVD Fire saw strong international demand for lithium-ion battery fire protection products, supporting growth potential.
Combined profits from AVD Fire and Dupré Minerals increased 30% year-on-year to £1.0 million.
Technological division update
Duvelco faced production constraints due to a mechanical issue, limiting output to 20% of plant capacity.
Duvelco recorded a £1.7 million loss, mainly from asset depreciation, compared to a £592,000 loss last year.
Polyimide presses intended for Germany will be relocated to the UK near Duvelco's plant.
Mechanical engineering division disposal
Agreement reached to sell a substantial part of the Mechanical Engineering Division for up to £1.1 billion.
Completion expected in Q1 2027, pending regulatory approvals; no UK corporation tax expected on the disposal gain.
Board is considering mechanisms for returning a significant portion of net proceeds to shareholders.
Goodwin Engineering Training School will transfer with the disposed business.
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Latest events from Goodwin
- Record profit, Mechanical Division sale underway, and strong growth in core businesses.GDWN
H2 2026 - Profit and revenue surged, outlook strong, net debt up after special dividend.GDWNH1 2026
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- Profitability and order book hit record highs, driven by nuclear and radar market contracts.GDWNH1 2025
- Profit up 27% to £24.1m, dividend up 16%, net debt down, strong outlook and sustainability focus.GDWNH2 2024
- Profitability rises, GSC secures $14.5m US grant, and Christine McNamara joins the board.GDWNTrading Update
- Record order book, strong divisional growth, and reduced net debt position Goodwin for further success.GDWNTrading Update
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H1 202718 Dec, 2026
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Goodwin PLC, together with its subsidiaries, provides mechanical and refractory engineering solutions primarily in the United Kingdom, rest of Europe, the United States, the Pacific Basin, and internationally. It operates through Mechanical & Refractory Divisions. The company's Mechanical Division provides engineering for industrial plants and hydrocarbon production facilities; energy sector projects; waste management projects; aviation projects; defense and security projects; nuclear power station rehabilitation programmes; process plant refurbishment programs; infrastructure investment opportunities; and energy efficiency improvement programs. It serves clients from across various industries including petrochemical processing plants and separators, integrated gasification combined cycle power stations, refineries and other oilfield facilities. Goodwin PLC was founded in 1883 and is headquartered in Stoke-on-Trent, the United Kingdom.