Turnover was up slightly at 拢469.2m from 拢460.3m.
SSE Contracting, which recently changed its name from Southern Electric Contracting, provides mechanical and electrical services across a range of markets and is the UK's largest street-lighting contractor.
The contractor is a wholly owned subsidiary of Scottish & Southern Energy.
SSE Contracting's order book shrunk to 拢98.3m by the end of the year, a fall of 拢16.9m on the previous year, reflecting 鈥渢he economic uncertainty in the UK鈥�.
During the year, the firm's JV with Interserve Defence, PRIDE, signed a 拢108m, two-year extension to its south east regional prime contract. The contract will now run until 2014.
SSE Contracting also secured new business from Frimley Park Hospital and the Dartford Tunnel, and a 25-year contract with Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council to replace or maintain 24,000 lighting units, bollards, and traffic signs.
The contractor said with public sector budgets under pressure, it was 鈥渆ncouraged by the increasing number of enquiries from the private sector鈥�.
It added that the structure of the business was 鈥渦nder review鈥� with 鈥渟ome rationalisation of depots being undertaken鈥�.
SSE Contracting has street-lighting contracts with 24 UK local authorities, a further 12 under private finance arrangements, and 28 in the Republic of Ireland. In total, it maintains almost 1.5m street-lighting units.
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