| Net cash from operating activities | 27 | 125.9 | 111.3 |
| Investing activities | | | |
| Purchases of property, plant and equipment | | (64.7) | (61.1) |
| Proceeds on disposal of property, plant and equipment and intangible assets | | 7.6 | 5.4 |
| Purchases of intangible fixed assets | | (6.0) | (5.6) |
| Acquisition of businesses | | (23.7) | – |
| Purchase of sundry investments | | – | (0.2) |
| Disposal of sundry investments | | 0.3 | – |
| Disposal of businesses | | 1.9 | 1.6 |
| Net cash used in investing activities | | (84.6) | (59.9) |
| Financing activities | | | |
| Interest received | | – | 0.1 |
| Interest paid | | (2.3) | (2.7) |
| Dividends paid | | (48.1) | (66.0) |
| Repayments of bank loans | | (2.3) | – |
| Payments of obligations under finance leases | | (0.1) | (0.2) |
| New bank loans raised | | 5.0 | 0.5 |
| Own shares purchased/settlement of share options | | – | (6.7) |
| Net cash used in financing activities | | (47.8) | (75.0) |
| Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents | | (6.5) | (23.6) |
| Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year | | 12.4 | 36.0 |
| Effect of foreign exchange rate changes | | 0.3 | – |
| Cash and cash equivalents at end of year | 27 | 6.2 | 12.4 |