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		</div><p><a href="http://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/marshalls-improves-despite-snow.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full" title="December's cold weather disrupted work at quarries owned by Marshalls, but it was still a good year for the paving slab maker" src="http://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/min-marshalls-improves-despite-snow.jpg" alt="December's cold weather disrupted work at quarries owned by Marshalls, but it was still a good year for the paving slab maker"/></a></p>
<p>Paving stone maker Marshalls has said the snow cost it £5 million in lost sales but could not ruin what has been a good year of recovery.</p>
<p>December&#8217;s Arctic blast which left thick snow covering most of the country meant its paving slabs could not be laid which caused a steep decline in orders.</p>
<p>In addition the big chill disrupted work at its quarries and manufacturing plants particularly in Scotland and the North East of England, wiping a total of about £800,000 from its profits.</p>
<p>Despite the disappointing end to 2010, revenues for the year increased by 4% to £323 million, helped by a 6% rise in sales to the public sector and businesses.</p>
<p>It marks a good recovery for the Huddersfield-based firm which earlier this year said half-year profits reached £7.5 million in the six months to June 30, recovering from an 82% slump to £4 million a year earlier when the construction industry was hammered by the recession.</p>
<p>Marshalls&#8217; business in the public sector remained strong throughout 2010 but chief executive Graham Holden said it was &#8220;inevitable&#8221; that Government cutbacks would lead to a fall-off in work in the sector in 2011. </p>
<p>However, the private sector started increasing its spending on building projects in 2010 and Mr Holden expected its growth to continue, making up for a predicted shortfall in public sector work.</p>
<p>Mr Holden said: &#8220;There is evidence that in the commercial sector projects that had been put on hold as the recession took hold are now starting up again.&#8221;</p>
<p>Marshalls also hoped to grow its share of the public sector market through its recent diversification into other products, such as anti-terrorist bollards designed to protect public buildings from attacks, which had already been ordered for the London Olympics in 2012.</p>
<p>Mr Holden said: &#8220;We are making our own luck by expanding our product range and as a result we expect to do better than the market in general.&#8221;</p>
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