In the UK and Ireland 2014 was a "game of two halves " to coin a football metaphor with the first half seeing a continued, albeit slower decline in orders carried forward from Q4 of 2013. The second half of the year, particularly Q4, saw a significant increase in both business levels and confidence across all manufacturing sectors and specifically the automotive sector.
The UK and Irish economies look poised for some reasonable growth this coming year but continuing economic concerns with several countries within the Euro-zone may keep overall growth at the lower end of expectations.
All in all we look forward to 2014 and hope that we at DKL can continue to witness growth across all key product ranges.
