X-RAY specialist Bede said first quarter losses had narrowed slightly as it reported stronger levels of sales and new orders.
The plc, based at Belmont Business Park, near Durham City, had pre-tax losses of £1.14m for the three months to March 31, compared to £1.57m a year earlier, and said revenue had climbed by £330,000 to £1.38m.
The supplier of x-ray metrology tools to the semiconductor industry, also reported a lift in the combined level of sales and closing order book to £3.9m, up from £2.2m in the first quarter of 2006.
The group started the second quarter with an opening order book of £2.5m, more than double that of last year, and said it expects to clinch new orders.
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