Nov 18 (Reuters) - Samuel Heath and Sons PLC HSM.L :
* HEATH(SAMUEL) & SONS H1 PRETAX PROFIT 521,000 STG VERSUS
776,000
STG YEAR AGO
* HEATH(SAMUEL) & SONS H1 SALES ROSE 9.5 PERCENT TO 7.56
MILLION
STG
* SAMUEL HEATH AND SONS PLC: ADVERSELY AFFECTED BY GENERAL
RISE IN
ENERGY AND OTHER COSTS, WITH OUR COMBINED ELECTRICITY AND GAS
COST MORE THAN DOUBLING
* SAMUEL HEATH AND SONS PLC: ORDER BOOK HAS HELD UP WELL TO
DATE,
BUT TALK OF A WORLDWIDE RECESSION IS LIKELY TO AFFECT CUSTOMER
SENTIMENT
* SAMUEL HEATH AND SONS PLC: HESITANT TO PREDICT A RESULT
FOR
SECOND HALF OF YEAR
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