Net consolidated revenues were also up by 8.6% up to €91.6m (2013: €84.4m).
Biesse, which exhibited at the Xylexpo fair in Milan on May 13-17, said the group’s order intake was extremely positive, particularly for the systems segment – which booked large-scale business totalling €15m in the opening months of the year.
The group’s order intake at March 31 was 21.6% higher than a year before.
Some 10.8% of consolidated revenues came from the Italian domestic market, with 14.2% coming from BRIC countries. Western Europe accounted for 41% of business.
