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Hill International declared its satisfaction with new buy Knowles after announcing its third quarter results last week. The firm's chairman and chief executive Irvin Richter said: "The integration of the company is proceeding well and their financial performance under Hill has exceeded our expectations."

The firm posted turnover of £26.3m for the third quarter of 2006. Operating profits for the period to 30 September stood at £1.95m. "We are pleased with our solid year-over-year growth in both revenue and profits," Richter added.

That quarter included one month of results for Knowles. For September Knowles had sales of £2.2m and operating profit of £210,000.

The incorporation of Knowles led to a 100% growth in Hills' construction claims group. Apart from that the group saw a 50% growth in its project management division and a 75% growth in its operations in the Middle East.