The management has today reported that trading to date in the final quarter has been materially weaker than expected, partly due to an unfavourable sales mix and a number of deliveries delayed into the early part of 2017. However, order intake in the last three months grew by 80% over the same period last year, with the Packaging Machinery businesses in particular benefiting from a strong period of conversion of prospects. Consequently, the company is expected to enter 2017 with a significant ....