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Over the 12 months to 31 March, the group increased pre-tax profit by 24% from 拢74.1m to 拢91.9m and said it had not yet felt the impact of the credit crunch.

Turnover rose 11% from 拢1.18bn to 拢1.31bn. Keith Clarke, Atkins鈥� chief executive, said: 鈥淲hile there is of course uncertainty about some of the economies in which we operate, we have not seen any sign of reduction in activity.鈥�

Atkins said operating margins had risen from 5.7% to 6.6%, and that it expected this to continue.

It said the Middle East market had been buoyed by the high price of oil. Turnover in the region increased 41% from 拢79.3m to 拢112.2m and operating profit rose 36% from 拢7m to 拢9.5m.

Elsewhere, turnover in China edged up 3% to 拢30m and the European market brought in 拢50m, up 22% from 拢41m last year.

Francesca Raleigh, an analyst at Numis, said the results were a good sign for the engineering consultancy sector.

Ed Steele at Citigroup said the fact the company operated in 鈥渞elatively defensive鈥� areas such as the public sector and regulated industry meant the outlook was reassuring.