Growth for Rautakesko

Rautakesko announces sales growth of 40 per cent to € 1.615 bn for the first nine months of the current financial year. While sales in Finland at € 663.4 mio were 5.9 per cent up over the comparable period last year, international sales rose by 80.5 per cent to € 951.9 mio. This overview takes into account sales of Norgros in Norway and Stroymaster in Russia, both companies purchased in July 2005.